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Brushes and Sumi Ink (Nara Writing Utensils)

  Brushes of Nagaho were introduced by the priest Kukai, who learned the methods to make them in China. The offspring of Kiyokawa engaged in brush making in Imai, but later the center of brush mak...

Dyeing (Kyoto Yuzen)

Kyo-Yuzen is a dyeing-technique that originated in the middle of the Edo period, towards the end of the 17th century. The dye is directly applied to the fabric and the designs often depict animal...