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Fun Link Friday: Amezaiku Candy Sculpting

Posted on February 15, 2013 by LM

Today’s fun link is a video featuring the craft of amezaiku, or candy-sculpting, featured on Iromegane as part of the blog’s feature on shokunin, craftspeople. Juji Kurihara writes, Today’s Shokunin (職人/ maestro) is a candy craftsman. 飴細工 (Amezaiku / candy sculpting) came to Japan in Heian period (平安時代/794-1192), precisely in … Continue reading →

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