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“Unlacquered woodwork” in Japanese

Short answer
木地 kiji きじ

Unlacquered woodwork in Japanese is “木地” (kiji). Full meaning: grain (of wood); unlacquered woodwork, plain wood; roughly cut wood for carving or lathing.

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