Lacquer-coated scooter to feature festival

Lacquer-coated scooter to feature festival

KAINAN, Japan - Members of a youth association in Kainan, Wakayama Prefecture, renowned for its traditional lacquer ware, show off a lacquer-coated scooter Nov. 9, 2001, which they have taken two months to finish for display during the annual ''Kishu Lacquer Ware Festival'' beginning in the city Nov. 10. (Kishu is Wakayama's medieval name.) The special product, based on a secondhand Italian make, is not for sale. ''If you ask me, it could carry a price tag of no less than 1 million yen,'' Association chief Toshiyuki Nakamura said.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA001086804
  • Registered date
  • 2001/11/09 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2001 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 1864 × 2457 pixel
  • Resolution
  • dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 1.57(MB)*
  • Special instruction

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    KAINAN, Japan - Members of a youth association in Kainan, Wakayama Prefecture, renowned for its traditional lacquer ware, show off a lacquer-coated scooter Nov. 9, 2001, which they have taken two months to finish for display during the annual ''Kishu Lacquer Ware Festival'' beginning in the city Nov. 10. (Kishu is Wakayama's medieval name.) The special product, based on a secondhand Italian make, is not for sale. ''If you ask me, it could carry a price tag of no less than 1 million yen,'' Association chief Toshiyuki Nakamura said.