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Lacquer patterned onto deerskin, and a smoke-dyeing method kept as oral secret for four centuries.
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Inden is short for Inden leather, also written with other characters. It is a technique in which deerskin is tanned, dyed and decorated with patterns drawn in lacquer, and used to make military equipment, pouches and the like. The name is said to come from "transmitted from India." The relationship between deer leather and the Japanese is old; in the Nara period leather-working techniques (tanning, smoking, dyeing) advanced, and military equipment and ornaments made of deerskin were presented as tribute.
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Founded / opened：1600s Highlights / collection：Lacquer patterns on deerskin, Fusube smoking technique Genre：Crafts and ceramics, Lacquer art
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