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Edo Craftsmen: Master Artisans of Old Tokyo [Hardcover]

Thomas F. Judge (Author), Tomita Hiroyuki (Photographer)
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  • Hardcover: 144 pages
  • Publisher: Weatherhill; 1st edition (November 1994)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0834802805
  • ISBN-13: 978-0834802803
  • Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.7 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,350,808 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Bios of the vanishing Edo Craftsmen, February 20, 2004
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George Aar (Snohomish, WA. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Edo Craftsmen: Master Artisans of Old Tokyo (Hardcover)
The author takes a look at the last living practitioners of the primary artforms of old Japan, woodcarving,woodblock printing, metal smithing, temple building, etc.

He spent a few days with each of his subjects and tried to really get a feel for how each "shokunin" did his job. I was fascinated with the stories of how they learned their crafts and the techniques involved in them, and the photographs were wonderful.

I was left wishing for more, though. The vignettes on each craftmen were - of necessity I guess - short and I had so many more questions I wanted answered about each of their respective crafts.

But a wonderful read, all the same.

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