Japanese studio crafts
Subtitle: tradition and the avant-garde
By: Rupert Faulkner.
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
Subjects: Decorative arts -- Japan -- History -- 20th century; Artists' studios -- Japan
Description: The last twenty-five years have seen a flourishing of Japanese studio crafts that we are only now beginning to learn about in the West. An extensive network of craft practitioners - in ceramics, lacquerwork, woodwork, basketry, textiles, and fiberwork, metalwork, jewelry, and glass - has evolved to produce a huge range of work rich in its diversity of style and technique. This book serves as an introduction to the activities pursued by these contemporary Japanese makers.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 180-185) and index.