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A farmer at harvest time, near Tama River, making frames to
dry the rice-stalks. The grace of bamboo is celebrated in countless paintings.
Its toughness, and the flexibility of its bark when braided, make it peculiarly
suitable for the fabrication of many objects of house and garden in Japan,
from traditional parasols and fans to baskets for flowers.
