Trades and Crafts of Old Japan. Eric A. Kaemmerer

      

      TRADES AND CRAFTS

       OF OLD JAPAN

      Eric A. Kaemmerer

      TRADES AND CRAFTS

       OF OLD JAPAN

      Leaves from a Contemporary Album

      CHARLES E. TUTTLE COMPANY

       Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo, Japan

      European Representative:

       Boxerbooks, Inc., Zurich

      Published by the Charles E. Tuttle Company

       of Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo, Japan

       with editorial offices at

       Osaki Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0032

      © 1961 by Charles E. Tuttle Co.

      Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 61-14030

       ISBN: 978-1-4629-1330-5 (ebook)

      First edition, 1961

      Book design and typography: F. Sakade & M. Weatherby

       Layout of plates: M. Kuwata

      PRINTED IN JAPAN

      To U. A. CASAL

      teacher and friend

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Note: Asterisks indicate sections illustrated in color, all other sections being illustrated in collotype monochrome.

       Introduction

       *1. A Brush Shop

       2. A Screen Dyeing Craftsman

       3. A Shibori Dyeing Shop

       4. The Embroidery Shop

       *5. A Dyer's Shop

       6. A Weaver's Shop

       7. A Dealer in Silk Yarn

       8. A Maker of Silk Cords

       9. The Needlemaker's Shop

       10. An Eating House

       11. The Fishmonger's Shop

       12. The Yeast Maker

       13. A Somen Maker

      *14. The Pharmacist

       15. Carpenters Building a House

       16. The Toolsmith

       17. A Maker of Straw and Rush Mats

       18. A Maker of Bamboo Blinds

       19. A Dealer in Decorative Papers

       20. The Trunkmaker

       21. A Cooper

       22. A Dealer in Bamboo Bird Cages

       23. The Fanmaker

      *24. The Maker of Paper Umbrellas

       25. A Dealer in Precious Metals

       26. A Quality Lacquer Shop

       27. A Lacquer Shop

       28. Art Lacquerers

       29. A Bronze Foundry

       30. A Rosary Dealer

       31. A Maker of Inkstones

       32. A Common Painters' Atelier

       33. A Kakemono Shop

       34. A Book Shop

       35. The Bookbinder

      *36. A Dealer in Gameboards

       37. A Football Shop

       38. The Koto Maker

       39. The Tobacconist's Shop

       40. An Eboshi Shop

       41. A Dealer in Ceremonial Caps

       42. A Dealer in Saddlecloths

       43. A Maker of Daimyo Standards

       44. A Dealer in Palanquins

      *45. The Arrowsmith

       46. A Quiver Shop

       47. The Sword Dealer

       48. A Sword Grinder

       49. The Armorer