Chopstick sleeve collection
This is a really interesting article
The final paragraph in the article, about the collector of the chopstick sleeves, is very relevant:
"A desire to extend the life of objects may also have compelled Mr. Kitagawa. Mottainai is a Japanese adage expressing regret that “something is being discarded needlessly”3 — a familiar impulse for the generation of Japanese who lived through the deprivations of war. Taiyo recalls, “We probably used the same Christmas wrapping paper and ribbons for at least a decade. My grandfather would lecture me if I left even one single grain of rice in my bowl — every grain takes a year to grow and one must not waste it.”"
Article by Angie Wang 13/1/25 (accessed 15/1/25)
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