print email comment close Handbook for the Appreciation of Japanese Traditional Crafts URL: http://www.artjapan.com/TEBIKI-E/0.html Description: This handbook "was written with the aim of promoting a better understanding of Japanese crafts by explaining special and unfamiliar terms in plain language. Typical works are introduced with explanations of the techniques used and the themes they explore." Includes ceramics; textiles, dyeing, and weaving; metalwork; woodwork and bamboowork; dolls; and ivory, kirikane, cloisonne, glass, gemstones, and ink stones. From the Committee of the Japan Crafts Association (Nihon Kogeikai). Publisher: Nihon Kogeikai Extra Keywords inlay bamboo lacquer urushi art Library of Congress Subject Headings: Decorative arts Folk art -- Japan Handicraft -- Japan LII Database Information: Record 3512 created by Wendy Hyman on 06/28/2005 Last modification on 12/15/2008 Published: 06/28/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/3512