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The making of red iron-oxide pigment, which went into Kutani porcelain and Wajima lacquer alike.
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Bengara (Dutch: Bengala, also written with other characters) or red iron oxide (English: Red Iron Oxide) is a red pigment and abrasive. Its main coloring component is ferric oxide (red iron oxide, iron(III) oxide, Fe2O3). It has the largest production volume among iron oxide pigments. In Japan it was named "bengara" because in the Edo period it was imported from the Bengal region of India.
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Founded / opened：1993 Highlights / collection：Iron oxide pigment, Reconstruction of the production process Genre：Crafts and ceramics
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