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Wild cherry bark planed thin and pressed onto wood; airtight, and so ideal for tea caddies.
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Kabazaiku (樺細工) (literally "birch craftsmanship") is the traditional Japanese art of fashioning tea boxes, smoking accessories, and other woodworks out of the bark of a cherry tree. The name is somewhat misleading, as 樺 (kaba, birch) bark is hardly used in practice. It is believed that the term originally came from the association of white birch or "白樺" with homes in good standing. Thus 樺 may have described the class of artisans rather than the actual materials used. However this is just one of many explanations, with no single explanation widely accepted.
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Founded / opened：1978 Highlights / collection：Tea caddies covered with wild cherry bark, Craftsmen's demonstrations Genre：Crafts and ceramics
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