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Lacquer objects 12,000 years old from Torihama - among the earliest known use of lacquer anywhere.
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Wakasa Mikata Jomon Museum (若狭三方縄文博物館) is an archeological museum located in the town of Wakasa, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It is dedicated to the exhibition of Torihama shell mound as well as varve (annual layer pattern), oldest of which dating back to 70,000 years ago, discovered in the bottom of Lake Suigetsu, one of the Five Lakes of Mikata. The founding chairman is Takeshi Umehara.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened：2000 Highlights / collection：Items excavated at the Torihama shell mound, Jomon lacquer products, Varves Genre：Antique art and Buddhist art, Lacquer art
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