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Nerikiri wagashi sculpting

Also known as 練り切り

Nerikiri wagashi sculpting: photograph by en:Nightshadow28
Photo: en:Nightshadow28, CC BY-SA 3.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Shape coloured bean-paste dough into seasonal sweets (flowers, fruit, leaves) using tools, matching a target form for a score.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Japan.

Origins

A living tradition passed from person to person; it is not tied to a single dated origin. It belongs to the cultural world of Japan and Korea.

Sources

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