A Basketmaker in Rural Japan
Published by Weatherhill, New York & Tokyo, 1994
- Softcover
- New
Seller: The Portable Bookstore, Hopkinton, NH, U.S.A.The Portable Bookstore
AbeBooks seller since December 23, 2002
Condition: New
US$ 17.00
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
Self Jacketed Stiff Stock. Mint. Softcover. Obong 8vo. Hiroshima Kazuo is the last professional basketmaker in the mountainous Hinokage region on the Japanese island of Kyushu. This marvelous and informative book celebrates the life work of this master bamboo craftsman and integrates the absorbing story of his long career with an illustrated chronicle of his life and times. Illustrated with over 100 photographs of his comprehensive collection which is now housed in the Smithsonian Institution, the tools and materials essential to the professional basketmaker and scenes of his homeland. Usefull informative and engaging.
Seller Inventory # 000074
Bibliographic details
- Title
- A Basketmaker in Rural Japan
- Author
- Cort, Louise Allison & Kenji, Nakamura
- Publisher
- Weatherhill, New York & Tokyo
- Publication year
- 1994
- Condition
- Mint
- Dust jacket
- Self Jacketed
- Binding
- Stiff Stock
- Illustrator
- Photographs
- Dimensions
- 8vo
The Portable Bookstore
Hopkinton, NH, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since December 23, 2002
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The Portable Bookstore
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