Basketmaker in Rural Japan

by Louise Allison Cort

Book Overview

Born in 1915, Hiroshima Kazuo is a professional basketmaker in the Hinokage region on the Japanese island of Kyushu. This book celebrates the life of this master bamboo craftsman and integrates the story of his career with a chronicle of life and times in a now-rare mountain culture. Photographs illustrate scenic views of Hinokage, tools and materials essential to the professional basketmaker and a comprehensive collection of Hiroshima's baskets.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0834803364
• ISBN13: 9780834803367
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Weatherhill
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.3" x 9.3"