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chanto: Hikone's Buddhist Altar Craft Reborn as Colourful Café Tableware
How a century-old Buddhist altar maker in Hikone, Shiga, teamed up with designer Takumi Shimamura to turn 300 years of urushi and woodworking skill into vivid lacquerware for everyday life.
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