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  • Other Name

    tsutsumu

  • Description

    cylindrical section of bamboo split in half lengthwise to form a container for yokan.

    here a section of bamboo has been split in half to form a plendidly funtional container for persimmon-flavoured yokan. A bamboo knife is supplied for cutting and serving the confection. this packaging idea comes from the town of Ogaki, Gifu Prefecture, where it is said to have originated almost a century ago.

  • Place
    Ogaki/Gifu/Honshu/Japan
  • Accession Number
    1984.227
  • Accession Date
    01 Aug 1984
  • Other Id

    M2318 (miscellaneous)

    15b (temporary number)

    74 (Catalogue no)

  • Department

    Applied Arts and Design

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