National treasures: in Kyoto, Japanese crafts are evolving from traditional pieces to modern art. Tom Downey meets the calligraphers, kimono dyers and kettle makers who are redefining artisanship

Authors :: Downey, Tom
Source :: Town & Country. May, 2008, Vol. 162 Issue 5336, S94, 16 p.
Publication Year :: 2008
Abstract: [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] In a small studio in the foothills of northeast Kyoto, Shotei Ibata, master calligrapher, picks up a giant paint-brush half his height. Ibata is a reed-thin man pushing […]

Subjects :: Artisans -- Works
Art, Japanese -- International aspects
Art, Japanese -- Economic aspects
Kyoto, Japan -- Description and travel
Kyoto, Japan -- Economic aspects

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