The Genius of Japanese Carpentry: Secrets of an Ancient Craft - Couverture rigide

Brown, Azby

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 4805312769 ISBN 13 : 9784805312766

Editeur : Tuttle Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

Over twelve hundred years ago in the ancient Japanese capital of Nara, anonymous carpenters erected a number of intricately-designed timber temples and pagodas for a new Buddhist monastery known as Yakushiji. These buildings then as today were considered marvels of architectural elegance and traditional Japanese craftsmanship. One of the ancient pagodas still stands today, which is itself a testament to the great skill and dedication of its ancient builders. Even more surprising, though, is the fact that the same skills and dedication are very much in evidence today in the work of modern-day Japanese master carpenters. The Genius of Japanese Carpentry focuses on the work of these modern-day craftsmen who combine the timeless past with the living present in their everyday lives. What precisely is a Buddhist temple, what is a temple carpenter, and what relationship do they have to the traditional Japanese crafts of woodworking and carpentry in general? These are questions raised and answered by Prof Brown before taking up the subject that lies at the heart of this book which the reconstruction of the Yakushiji Picture Hall itself. In addition to photographs documenting the entire process, this book is remarkable for the author s set of original drawings, based on the plans of Japanese master carpenter Tsunekazu Nishioka, and for the insights which he is able to give us based on extensive interviews and conversations with all the carpenters and woodworkers involved in the project

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À propos de l'auteur

Azby Brown is the director of KIT Future Design Institute in Tokyo. After studying architecture and sculpture at Yale College, Brown entered the Department of Architecture of the University of Tokyo under a grant from the Japanese Ministry of Education. After completing his Ph.D., he became an associate professor of architectural design at the Kanazawa Institute of Technology. He is the author of Just Enough, Small Spaces, The Japanese Dream House, and The Very Small Home. He lives in Tokyo.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Tuttle Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 4805312769
• ISBN 13: 9784805312766
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible