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Notes from Flying Cranes Research
Essays on makers, techniques, institutions and documented works. Every fact is footnoted to its source, and interpretation is labelled.

Namikawa and Namikawa: two roads to cloisonné
By Flying Cranes Research · 20 October 2026
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The Imperial Household Artists system, 1890–1944
By Flying Cranes Research · 20 October 2026
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Satsuma for export: Kyoto studios and the Yabu Meizan workshop
By Flying Cranes Research · 20 October 2026
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