Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan
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Japan Cultural Expo
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The Japanese Craft Expo 2022

Materials & Tools for Conservation Work

Producing, preserving and disseminating the tools
and materials for conservation work on decorated artefacts

Association for Successors
of Traditional Preservation Techniques

 Designated in 2018 

405 Kakimoto-cho, Muromachi-hagashi-iru, Anekojidori, Nakagyo-ku,
Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture 604-8173

http://www.dendenkyo.or.jp

The members of this association are experts in conservation work on artefacts made of paper, wood, metal, textiles, lacquerware etc. They have banded together to pass on their traditional skills to others and ensure the supply of quality materials for the conservation work that preserves the nation’s cultural properties.

Members of the association attending a workshop
Members of the association attending a workshop
Drying indigo-dyed yarn
Drying indigo-dyed yarn
Making the udagami paper used for mounting
Making the udagami paper used for mounting
Tending paper mulberry trees, the bark of which is a source of washi paper
Tending paper mulberry trees, the bark of which is a source of washi paper
Fashioning a box from paulownia wood
Fashioning a box from paulownia wood
Metal carving
Metal carving
Fashioning a tool used in making handmade washi paper
Fashioning a tool used in making handmade washi paper
Using mino washi paper (sourced from the paper mulberry) and a brush for mounting work
Using mino washi paper (sourced from the paper mulberry) and a brush for mounting work