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The mountains surrounding
the town of Hakone in the Kanagawa Prefecture of Japan
hold an amazing collection of exotic trees, many of
which have been used in the art of Zougan. (wood
marquetry and inlay) Below are samples of some of
the wood from those trees. As you can see, there is no
need for dyes or stains to make the beautiful colors and
patterns in our Japanese Puzzle Boxes. A Yosegi
patterned box could use over a dozen different species
of wood.
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