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We are MURATA CO.,LTD. from KYOTO,JAPAN"
This picture is a signboard of our company.

     Have you ever been to Kyoto?
Our company is on a center aria of Kyoto city.
     Kyoto is known with the old capital and the famous producing place of
Japanese folk costume, "Kimono" and "Obi".
And our company also have made "Garabakushi" that is the painting papers
became "Obi" for the past 30 years. "Obi" is like a belt for "Kimono".
      The particular Japanese papers is painted with not only paints but Gold, Silver
and Platinum Leaves, and then it's called "Garabakushi". After that "Garabakushi" is cut fine
more than 1milimeter, and weaves threads together into a textile, "Obi".
     But these days, Japanese became not to wear "Kimono" and "Obi" without a formal place
because it is unfit for ordinary life and so expensive more than a dress or a suit.
The poor demand for "Kimono" makes artisans of them to dwindle.
It needs very difficult technical skill to use Gold or Silver Leaves.
Only very expert artisan can use them for "Kimono" and "Obi".
     "The problem of dwindling successors will become serious.
If we lost able artisans, we never restore our techniques. 
If we could make easier to use Gold or Silver Leaves........"
That was the beginning for the development of PASTE.
     More than three years had passed since we started to develop.
At last we succeeded to develop "PASTE, without adhesive"  We could use at windy place!
After we succeeded to develop "PASTE, with adhesive" and "Thermo-melting PASTE".
And our products was authorized for the Japanese utility models(No, 3013015)
at April 1995.
     Won't you try to enjoy your crafts works with PASTE?
We really believe you will be pleased with your new gilding crafts works.

MURATA CO.,LTD.

463-5 Higashi-Douseicyo, Kamikyo-ku,
Kyoto 602-0004   JAPAN
Tel No:  +81-75 432 2804
Fax No:  +81-75 415 1055
Mailto:kcpaste@anet.ne.jp

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