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Before the Paper: An Autumn Harvest This autumn, there is another side of Japanese papermaking worth getting to know.Alongside the plants that provide its fibres, traditional washi depends on materials that help those fibres become a she...

Autumn and the Hidden Life of a Japanese Brush This October, we turn our attention to a detail easily overlooked when we pick up a Japanese brush.Its character begins with the hair from which it is made.The animal, the part of its body a...

Autumn Opens the Ink-Making Season at Kobaien On 12 October, we stand on the threshold of the season that sets the rhythm of traditional ink making at Kobaien. Established in 1577, this workshop in Nara passes its skills from one generat...