Edo Accessories

This is the ninth volume in a series that has been well received for being useful for sightseeing at the origins of Japanese craftsmanship, sightseeing at the pinnacle of Edo craftsmanship, guiding visitors to traditional culture, and learning English. This Japanese-English visual guide features full-color photographs of a wide variety of stylish ornaments from the Edo period that highlight the craftsmanship of lacquerware, metalwork, woodwork, dyeing, and more. The author, a working craftsman, introduces selected items from his own collection of 5,000 items, including combs and hairpins, kiseru, netsuke, bags and kaishi cases, hakoseko, dressing tables, and a wide variety of amulets, which are treasures of collectors from Japan and abroad. The book provides easy-to-understand explanations using ukiyo-e prints that depict the items being worn. This is a valuable book that gives a real sense of the sophistication of Edo craftsmen that went into their craftsmanship.