Craft Culture in Early Modern Japan

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Materials, Makers, and Mastery

By Christine M. E. Guth

Series: Franklin D. Murphy Lectures

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Craft Culture in Early Modern Japan explores the vital role of crafts in daily life between the late 16th and mid-19th centuries. Christine M. E. Guth analyses the complex interplay of materials, tools, and social relations that shaped Japan's aesthetically rich and sophisticated craft culture. Emphasising the influence of women, embodied knowledge, and the significance of lacquer, the book reveals the enduring values and practices that transcend specific media and craft forms.
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This book is ideal for scholars and students of early modern Japanese art, culture, and history, as well as those interested in craft theory, material culture, and East Asian science and technology.

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Crafts were central to daily life in early modern Japan. They were powerful carriers of knowledge, sociality, and identity, and how and from what materials they were made were matters of serious concern among all classes of society.

In Craft Culture in Early Modern Japan, Christine M. E. Guth examines the network of forces—both material and immaterial—that supported Japan’s rich, diverse, and aesthetically sophisticated artifactual culture between the late sixteenth and mid-nineteenth centuries.

Exploring the institutions, modes of thought, and reciprocal relationships among people, materials, and tools, she draws particular attention to the role of women in crafts, embodied knowledge, and the special place of lacquer as a medium. By examining the ways and values of making that transcend specific media and practices, Guth illuminates the “craft culture” of early modern Japan.

Series: Franklin D. Murphy Lectures

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Craft Culture in Early Modern Japan

By Christine M. E. Guth

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Praised for its rich insights and accessible prose, the book is described by Monumenta Nipponica as inspiring by linking past practices to future possibilities. H-Net highlights its visual richness and importance for scholars of Japanese art, culture, and history. Revista de Libros commends Guth's meticulous research and deep knowledge of diverse crafts, while Project Muse considers it an original and invaluable resource for both scholars and students.

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ISBN: 9780520379817

Publisher: University of California Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 09 November 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: University of California Press

Illustration: 40 color illustrations, 11 b-w illustrations

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 590g

Pages: 264

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Arts & Culture Asian History Christine M. E. Guth Education & Reference History & Archaeology History & Military Non-Fiction Series: Franklin D. Murphy Lectures

About the Author

Christine M. E. Guth led the Asian specialism in the Victoria and Albert Museum and Royal College of Art's History of Design Program from 2007 to 2016. Her books include Art, Tea, and Industry: Masuda Takashi and the Mitsui Circle; Art of Edo Japan: The Artist and the City 1615–1868; and Hokusai's Great Wave: Biography of a Global Icon.

Craft Culture in Early Modern Japan