Comments on: Traditional Crafts of Japan

Traditional Crafts of Japan

grandcrewno2 — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 21:12:43 -0800

Traditional Crafts of Japan is an incredibly detailed web site maintained by the Association for the Promotion of Traditional Craft Industries of Japan. It covers textiles, pottery, wood, metals, stationary and even tea whisks! It also includes detailed explanations of the background of each individual craft, in depth descriptions of production processes for each item, photo galleries for each product, contact information for manufacturers, interviews with craftsmen, tourist spots to visit in Japan to see each of the crafts being practiced and even quick time videos of these master craftsman at work. Truly a must see for anyone into anything old world Japanese.

By: blendor

blendor — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 22:43:18 -0800

I'm not even into anything old world Japanese, per se, but this is good.

By: scheptech

scheptech — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 22:59:45 -0800

I'm inspired to haiku: Gorgeous stuff, really beautiful. Unfortunate, the images aren't larger.

By: GooseOnTheLoose

GooseOnTheLoose — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 01:45:08 -0800

Those suzumi are cool as hell. Anybody know where I can order one (non-antique) online?

By: Turtle

Turtle — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:17:39 -0800

Fabulous content. Indeed, the pictures could be bigger, and the site could be a tad less rigidly designed. Still, an amazing find! I found a google image search was an ok way to browse the site.

By: RMALCOLM

RMALCOLM — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 17:15:26 -0800

A truly wonderful site, grandcrewno2. Thanks for posting it. It is interesting to contemplate how much our appreciation for so many of life's beautiful things would grow if more artisans were to share there love of what they do in such a manner. For example, prior to learning about Higo Inlay I might have seen one and considered it to be costume jewelry. To understand the amount of work and learning that has gone into creating one of these pieces takes it to a whole new dimension.