Hase thread before and after trimming, Ako cotton rug

Photo by Minamoto Tadayuki

Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University
Kyoto, Japan

Top: before trimming. Bottom: after trimming.
The pictures show an Ako dantsu rug before and after the task of trimming. Painstaking effort produces a plump texture and luster. When weaving of the dantsu is complete and it has been taken off the loom, further trimming to finish is carried out.

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Title: Hase thread before and after trimming, Ako cotton rug
Creator: Photo by Minamoto Tadayuki
Rights: Photo: © Minamoto Tadayuki

Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University

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