Paper
Daruma（Takasaki, Gunma） · Hakata Hariko（Hakata, Fukuoka） · Akabeko（Aizu, Fukushima） · Inu-hariko（Edo — Tokyo）
01一
Paper
Layers of it, pasted over a mould and left to dry until they hold a shape on their own.
Enter this room →4 pieces
02二
Clay
Seven kilns that disagree about who decides — the fire, or the hand.
Enter this room →8 pieces
03三
Wood
One block. No joins. Misjudge the grain and the day is over.
Enter this room →9 pieces
04四
Metal
Poured in one town for four hundred years, and gilded so the gold could wear away.
Enter this room →6 pieces
05五
Cloth
Dyed before it is woven, so the pattern has to be planned in thread.
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