thejapantimes , 2 months ago to random

Japan’s treasured traditional arts face a widening gap between aging masters and too few successors, forcing the country to rethink how it preserves, modernizes and sustains its cultural heritage for the future. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/19/japan/japans-aging-cultural-heritage-guardians/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #artists #aging #nationaltreasures #lacquerware #noh #kabuki #teaceremony

thejapantimes , 1 year ago to random

Behind Japan’s classic lacquerware is a small but growing number of sap collectors — some of them much younger than previous trends might indicate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/11/30/lifestyle/kozuka-life-lacquerware-sap-tappers-iwate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #lifestyle #lacquerware #iwateprefecture #japanesecrafts

thejapantimes , 1 year ago to random

Judging by Craft x Tech's list of internationally acclaimed designers and artists, the show's pieces are sure to be unconventional interpretations of Tohoku’s varied traditional crafts https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/05/18/style-design/craft-x-tech-tohoku/ #life #styledesign #design #lacquerware #tohoku