In Photos: Akita Pref.'s 'magewappa' bent-wood containers filled with finesse
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An artisan, Isao Takashimizu, wraps a wood piece around a cylindrical mold to form the side of a round container at Odate Kougeisha Co. Ltd. in Odate, Akita Prefecture, on Sept. 25, 2021. (Satoshi Takahashi) -
An artisan, Kazuhito Sato, saws timber at Odate Kougeisha Co. Ltd. in Odate, Akita Prefecture, on Sept. 25, 2021. (Satoshi Takahashi) -
An artisan, Isao Takashimizu, wraps a wood piece around a cylindrical mold to form the side of a round container at Odate Kougeisha Co. Ltd. in Odate, Akita Prefecture, on Sept. 25, 2021. (Satoshi Takahashi) -
An artisan, Isao Takashimizu, checks a piece of bent wood which will form the side of a round container at Odate Kougeisha Co. Ltd. in Odate, Akita Prefecture, on Sept. 25, 2021. (Satoshi Takahashi) -
An artisan bends a wood piece to form the side of a round container at Odate Kougeisha Co. Ltd. in Odate, Akita Prefecture, on Sept. 25, 2021. (Satoshi Takahashi) -
An artisan, Isao Takashimizu, repeatedly bends wood pieces to form the sides of round containers at Odate Kougeisha Co. Ltd. in Odate, Akita Prefecture, on Sept. 25, 2021. (Satoshi Takahashi) -
An artisan polishes a wooden piece to be assembled as the side of a round container at Odate Kougeisha Co. Ltd. in Odate, Akita Prefecture, on Sept. 25, 2021. (Satoshi Takahashi) -
An artisan polishes a wood piece to be assembled as the lid of a round container at Odate Kougeisha Co. Ltd. in Odate, Akita Prefecture, on Sept. 25, 2021. (Satoshi Takahashi) -
Two artisans, Sachiko Futatsuki, left, and Yuki Kousaka, plane the wood pieces to be assembled into round containers at Odate Kougeisha Co. Ltd. in Odate, Akita Prefecture, on Sept. 25, 2021. (Satoshi Takahashi) -
Two artisans, Risa Tatebayashi, right, and Chihiro Saito, polish the wood pieces to be assembled into round containers at Odate Kougeisha Co. Ltd. in Odate, Akita Prefecture, on Sept. 25, 2021. (Satoshi Takahashi) -
The ends of bent wood are sewn together with cherry tree bark to form the side of an "Odate magewappa," as seen at Odate Kougeisha Co. Ltd. in Odate, Akita Prefecture, on Sept. 25, 2021. (Satoshi Takahashi) -
Ingredients for an Akita specialty, "kiritanpo" hotpot, are arranged in an "Odate magewappa" container handcrafted by artisans at Odate Kougeisha Co. Ltd. This image was taken at a restaurant, "Hokushu Club," in Odate, Akita Prefecture, on Sept. 25, 2021. (Satoshi Takahashi)
