A Basket Maker in Rural Japan
| Author | : Louise Allison Cort |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 160 |
| Release | : 1994-01-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0756763061 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780756763060 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (61 Downloads) |
Download or read book A Basket Maker in Rural Japan written by Louise Allison Cort and published by . This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born in 1915, Hiroshima Kazuo is the last prof'l. basketmaker in the Hinokage region on the Japanese island of Kyushu. This beautiful book celebrates the life work of this master bamboo craftsman & integrates the absorbing story of Mr. Hiroshima's 64-year career with an illustrated chronicle of his life & times. 100+ photos illustrate a comprehensive collection of his baskets, as well as tools & materials essential to the prof'l. basketmaker & scenes of Hinokage. As an itinerant basketmaker, he visited households that requested his services, making whatever new baskets were required & repairing or replacing broken ones. Using local bamboo, his baskets are custom-made for fishing & cultivation of tea, shiitake mushrooms, & timber on steep slopes.
