The book is fundamentally about mulberry trees (both Morus nigra
and Morus alba) and all the artefacts created from both the wood
and other materials such as silk. The study looks at mulberry trees
in the United Kingdom and also those that grow in Japan - including
those located on the Izu Islands. The material culture analysis
features a model developed at Winterthur Museum in the USA that
details information on place, space, technique and technology,
maker and marketplace, ritual and custom plus message and symbol .
The focus in the United Kingdom relates to mulberry trees
associated with historic buildings and gardens. Most of the United
Kingdom based trees that feature in the book have a significant
history and associations with important people such as William
Shakespeare. While the trees in Japan can also have significant age
they tend to be associated with the Japanese Sashimono furniture
tradition and the wood called shimakuwa (island mulberry) is the
most highly regarded wood - which is often used in the tea
ceremony. The material is becoming extremely rare and its use is
now limited due to the expense of the raw material.
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