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This box is made of multiple layers of cherry tree bark. The top part of the core container is...

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This box is made of multiple layers of cherry tree bark. The top part of the core container is polished, while the outside preserves its natural finish.

Cherry Bark Tea Box (Kabazaiku)

Kabazaiku, the traditional art of bark crafting, is especially common in the area around Akita, where the wild cherry tree forms a particularly hard skin in the harsh mountain climate. For more than 200 years, skilled craftsmen have been creating fascinating objects from cherry bark. In order to allow the bark to be shaped, it is first cleaned and made supple with steam, then the pre-shaped pieces of bark are attached to the wooden object made of walnut with glue using a heated trowel. Cherry tree bark naturally keeps the air moisture relatively stable and is thus an ideal material for tea boxes. A precisely closing inner lid preserves the aroma of the tea. The tea boxes are at the same time useful containers and handicraft objects.

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