Rice-glue Statuary
Statuary composed of rice-glue or paste is a very common production of the Japanese, who mix the flour with cold water and then boil to the consistency of paste, adding whatever color is desired. This paste, when stiffened by a further addition of flour to the consistency of clay, is then modelled and allowed to dry, when it assumes the appearance of marble, and will take a beautiful polish. See STATUARY-FOUNDING; MODELLING; PLASTER-CASTS.