Hooked by chochin lanterns | Borneo Bulletin Online
ANN/THE JAPAN NEWS – Using swift brushstrokes and without preliminary sketches, artisans skillfully depict intricate patterns of landscapes, plants, and flowers. In Yame, Fukuoka Prefecture, at Shiraki Kougei, a company specialising in crafting Bon festival chochin lanterns, five women delicately paint the central part of the lantern known as the hibukuro (firebox). Achieving a three-dimensional […]
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