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Sujidate, Kyoto boxwood combs

Jusan-ya and Photo by Takayama Kengo, A-PROJECTS2015

Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University

Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University
Kyoto, Japan

These are combs for tidying the hair. They vary in terms of the thickness, and the number, of their teeth. In addition, some sujidate are used by Nishijin figured-brocade craftsmen. They have narrow teeth of an even length because they are used to pull the weft yarn aside.

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  • Title: Sujidate, Kyoto boxwood combs
  • Creator: Jusan-ya, Photo by Takayama Kengo, A-PROJECTS
  • Date Created: 2015
  • Rights: © Jusan-ya
Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University

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