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Study on the Bent Wood Furniture Design in Akita Mokko Co.Ltd.
Shinnichi ISHIMURA
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Pages 6-7

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The Akita Mokko Co. Ltd. made a catalogue in the beginning of the Taisho period, and produced various kind of bent wood furniture. At the start of the Showa period, the variety of products that Akita Mokka Co. Ltd. became more limited. Thanks to the Kogeishdosho that adopted this design made that the orginality of the products increased.It is certainly that the Japanese bent wood furniture tried to catch up with products made in Europe, but it also a fact that we can perceive orginality from a early stage.
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