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Urushi: how Japan’s slowest craft became endangered
Suzanne Ross went to Japan expecting to master urushi in three months. She has spent over 30 years trying.
Read the InvestigationKente weaving: why Ghana’s sacred cloth is also a political document
Kente cloth is widely described as ceremonial dress — the patterns document something more precise: a political record that Ghanaian weavers have maintained across centuries.
ReadInside Japan’s 500-year-old art of finding beauty in imperfection
A 1,400-year-old Japanese art form reveals why embracing flaws and impermanence might be exactly what our perfectionist world needs.
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