The coat of Kawatsura Sikki has been done through several processes. First, delicately shaved wood is coated with kakishibu and namaurushi, and then it is polished. The wood is coated and polished over and over. The reiteration of coating and polishing is a stage called jinuri(primary coating), which makes Kawatsura Sikki durable.
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