usugai-hō

Japanese art

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variety of raden

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    In usugai-hō, a technique using thin shell, shell pieces are cut into designs by means of a knife or needle and are glued on after the surface has been given two coatings of lacquer. A third coating of lacquer is applied over the shell and then…

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