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Japan - Kyoto - Chibata Kanjuro, master bowmaker
Chibata Kanjuro, whose family has been making bows since the 15th century, bends the bamboo frame of a new bow in his workshop in Kyoto, Japan..
Photo ID: SFE_020803_0003
©Stuart Freedman
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