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Shigeki Matsuda Kitamaebune (Northbound Ships), navy blue umbrella
©Noriko Tokumitsu

Kitamaebune (Northbound Ships), navy blue umbrella

This umbrella was painted by the local artist and ceramicist Takashi Kitamura. The Kitamaebune is a Japanese merchant ship with a single mast, that sailed between northern Japan and Osaka in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Persimmon astringent, Lacquer, Bamboo, Rattan, Metal, Gold powder, Mica, Wood, Umbrella

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Shigeki Matsuda

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OTHER PERSIMMON ASTRINGENT, LACQUER, BAMBOO, RATTAN, METAL, GOLD POWDER, MICA, WOOD UMBRELLA