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Uzukuri scourers and muku leaves, Kyoto boxwood combs

Photo by Akagawa Yotaro2015

Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University

Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University
Kyoto, Japan

In the final finishing, the
comb is polished with a buffing brush (uzukuri) made from bunched fibrous roots of the broomsedge (karukaya) plant.

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  • Title: Uzukuri scourers and muku leaves, Kyoto boxwood combs
  • Creator: Photo by Akagawa Yotaro
  • Date Created: 2015
  • Rights: © Jusan-ya
Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University

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