Urushi Scraping - Urushi Scraping

Japanese: 漆搔き - うるしかき
Urushi Scraping - Urushi Scraping

...Urushi is harvested from late June to late November. In Japan, the harvesting process (and the people who do it) is called "urushi-kaki" (scraping lacquer), and it is carried out by migrant workers from Noto in Ishikawa Prefecture, the Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture, and northern Niigata Prefecture. The main harvesting method is the koroshigaki method, in which all the sap is harvested in a year, but there is also the yojogaki method, in which the sap is harvested for several years.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "urushi scraping" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…漆の採取は6月下旬~11月下旬に行われる。日本ではその採取作業(およびそれに従事する人)を〈漆搔(か)き〉と呼び,石川県の能登,福島県会津地方,新潟県北部からの出稼ぎの人々がその仕事にあたった。採取方法は,おもに1年間で樹液を採りつくしてしまう殺搔(ころしがき)法であるが,ほかに数年間とり続ける養生搔(ようじようがき)法もある。…

※「漆搔き」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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