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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 12, 2019 21:11:17 GMT
I was watching a great programme on this subject when my eldest grandson joined me (via my fridge) and promptly gave me a lecture on the past 200 years of Japanese history.
I know he is a great history fanatic but when I asked him where he had learnt all this he said it was on YouTube!
It’s another world for my generation....
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Mar 14, 2019 18:52:48 GMT
Japan is a fascinating place...I'm a huge fan of Studio Ghibli...youngest's ex GF was a Japanaholic...so every xmas I showered her with Hello Kitty etc....we used to have a Japanese shop here in Leicester years ago, selling gifts, futons, beautiful tea sets (I had one for my 40th birthday from my sister) small Japanese toys and snacks etc. The artwork was amazing but out of my price range.
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 19, 2019 16:43:34 GMT
One great resource for looking at old Japanese art is The Public Domain Review. It's full of all kinds of things -- just use its search engine to explore. Some examples of Japanese art on the site: |
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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 19, 2019 17:23:30 GMT
Aren’t they lovely!
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Post by kerouac2 on Mar 21, 2019 17:31:15 GMT
About the only thing I know about Japanese art is that big wave engraving by somebody-or-other. Really quite strange, since I learned far more about Chinese, Indian or Indochinese art.
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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 27, 2019 11:11:33 GMT
It was on again last night and started with carpentry. They build whole wooden houses without nails or screws. Just intricate joints. Also they pull planes and saws to cut whereas we push. My son in law who is in the building trade says Sikhs also pull rather than push.
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Post by onlyMark on Mar 27, 2019 11:28:16 GMT
Do the blades face the opposite direction then? A normal wood saw has teeth aligned to cut on the push stroke, not the pull.
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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 27, 2019 12:07:46 GMT
YEs indeed.
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Post by breeze on Mar 27, 2019 14:52:09 GMT
Mick, I'm interested. I googled Art of Japan but don't think I've found the series you are watching. How can I search more specifically? Is it BBC or ...?
I did find a lecture on ukiyo-e, which I'll be watching this evening.
I just bought a book for a friend, Utamaro's Songs of the Garden (prints of insects) and I'm trying to gift wrap it in cloth for a Japanese-style presentation. Not going too well at the moment.
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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 27, 2019 16:18:23 GMT
Mick, I'm interested. I googled Art of Japan but don't think I've found the series you are watching. How can I search more specifically? Is it BBC or ...? I did find a lecture on ukiyo-e, which I'll be watching this evening. I just bought a book for a friend, Utamaro's Songs of the Garden (prints of insects) and I'm trying to gift wrap it in cloth for a Japanese-style presentation. Not going too well at the moment. It was on BBC4 at 8pm yesterday Breeze. |
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Mar 27, 2019 20:41:17 GMT
Third part of 'Made in Japan' tonight. Three 30 minute episodes on BBC 4 showing traditional Japanese items being made...the craftsmen and women talking about their skills, the pride they have in their work and the commitment shown by their family.
1. Samurai sword
2. Silk kimono
3. Pottery
Beautiful.
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 27, 2019 23:53:59 GMT
Breeze, is this the wrapping you're doing? I see myself repeatedly laundering, ironing, & starting over with the fabric until it's worn out, were I to attempt this method.  www.1millionwomen.com.au/blog/how-furoshiki-japanese-fabric-wrapping/The only thing wrong with this kind of wrapping is that the present inside would have to be totally dazzling to not disappoint the package's promise ~ |
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Post by breeze on Mar 28, 2019 14:38:15 GMT
thanks, mick.
bixa, that link to the chart may be helpful. I'm using a non-furoshiki-shaped cloth, which is either hindering me or going to provide enough cloth to hide my clumsy wrapping.
I'm in awe of that paper wrapping, but happy to see that ribbon can be used. Ribbon may also solve my sloppy-looking work with the cloth.
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