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There may be tricks involved in opening a Yosegi box, but that’s nothing compared to the tricks that go into making the elegant type of Japanese parquetry that adorns them.

See a master at work, starting from the original blocks of wood to the creation of a mosaic so fine, it’s applied like paper.

You can find out more about the art of Yosegi-zaiku  here.

Full story at YouTube via Neatorama.

Japanese art.