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*''Japanese'': 弁柄 ''(bengara)''

''Bengara'' is an inorganic mineral red pigment made from iron oxide. It was used since ancient times to decorate ''[[haniwa]]'' and other pottery objects.

In the [[Edo period]], ''bengara'' was widely used to paint the window lattices or other parts of the frontage of [[teahouses]].

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==References==
*"Shurijô Seiden ha sekai saidaikyû no urushi no ki. Shurijô no shûfuku, fukugen ga dekiru shokunin o sodatete moraitai"「首里城正殿は世界最大級の漆の器。首里城の修復、復元ができる職人を育ててもらいたい。」、''Fee nu kaji'' 南ぬ風 9 (2008/10-12), 5.

[[Category:Art and Architecture]]