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Genius of Japanese Carpentry: Secrets of an Ancient Woodworking Craft

Genius of Japanese Carpentry: Secrets of an Ancient Woodworking Craft

Locher, Mira
Brown, Azby

Paperback

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Publisher Price: $19.99

ISBN10: 4805316683
ISBN13: 9784805316689
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Published: Nov 9 2021
Pages: 160
Weight: 1.80
Height: 0.50 Width: 8.40 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
The Genius of Japanese Carpentry tells the story of the 1200-year-old Yakushiji monastery in Nara, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the dedicated modern-day craftsmen who are working to restore what has been lost to the depredations of time, fire and warfare.

Although the monastery's reconstruction will not be fully completed until 2030, one of the primary temples--the Picture Hall--has been wholly restored employing the same materials, tools and techniques originally used in its creation over a millennium ago. Featuring intricate, puzzle-like joinery and the integration of timber pieces to orient them in the same direction as when it was a growing tree, this book skillfully documents the stunning craftsmanship of the ancient Japanese, which is still alive today.

First published more than thirty years ago, this book has become a classic. Author Azby Brown, one of the world's leading experts on Japanese architecture, chronicles the painstaking restoration of the Yakushiji monastery through:

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