The way to mix the soil of Najio into paper is as follows; break the soil into pieces and put it into a hole called tsuchi-tsubo (an earthen jar) of about 40 cm in diameter, add water and knead with a pestle to make it muddy, and grind thoroughly into minute particles. |
名塩の泥土を紙に漉き込むには、まず粉砕して土壺と呼ぶ約40センチ四方の穴に入れ、水を加えて土こね棒でこねて泥状にし、さらに微粒子になるまで徹底的にすりつぶす。 |