If you are familiar with the Japanese art of Houtborte, you will probably find it Kumiko Just intriguing. The traditional vessel came to the fore in the Asuka era between around 600 and 700 CE and shuns nails in the same way in favor of perfectly cut pieces that hunt in place. Complex fields of flowers and geometric shapes occur, creating a decorative panel that usually covers windows or distributes a room.
A video of ProcessA YouTube channel that explores different production sectors and handmade techniques visits the workshop of Kinoshita Mokuge. Viewers are welcomed in the meticulous, labor -intensive process of producing extensive, connected motives. Japanese arts also offered a look in this art form a few years ago during an equally calming visit to Kurozu Tetsuo’s Studio.
