Seasoning the Seasons - 2012/10/03 - Hand-Made in Japan

Oct. 3, Wed.
Hand-Made in Japan
Sakai blades
Lacquer
Lacquer
Kumano writing brushes
Kumano writing brushes
Bashofu, a kind of abaca cloth
Ship's chest

Our theme this time is traditional crafts. The Japanese have a long history of making good handicraft use of natural materials. From pottery and woodwork to textiles and metalwork, the Japanese have employed fire, water and sometimes also the wind to create everyday utensils that are beautiful and easy to use. Muneyoshi Yanagi, the father of the Japanese folkcraft movement, called Japan "a land of the hand" and described handicrafts as one of the forces which "provide enormous power for the preservation of Japan". The program follows the handicraft theme in paper, knives, lacquer, ship's chests, abaca cloth and other fields to depict the power of Japan's traditional crafts as well as the climate that nurtured them.

Mino Paper (Mino-washi)
General inquiries about Mino paper: Mino-washi Museum
Address: 1851-3 Warabi, Mino City, Gifu Prefecture 501-3788
http://www.city.mino.gifu.jp/minogami/ (in Japanese only)

Sakai Blades
General inquiries about Sakai blades: Sakai City Industrial Promotion Center
Address: 183-5 Nagasone-cho, Kita-ku, Sakai City 591-8025
http://www.sakai-ipc.jp/en/index.html

Writing Brushes
General inquiries about Kumano brushes: Fude no Sato Kobo (This workshop provides information about Kumano-fude writing brushes. It has a permanent display about the history of writing brushes together with special exhibitions of works by famous calligraphers, brush-making demonstrations and more than a thousand different types of brush for sale.)
Address: Nakamizo 5-17-1, Kumano-cho, Aki-gun, Hiroshima Prefecture 731-4293
http://www.fude.or.jp/

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