INTRODUCTION TO TRADITIONAL METHODS of CRAFTSMANSHIP (example: making of a Hikone butsudan)

摘要

This website will document some aspects of traditional Japanese craftsmanship. Since a Japanese family altar makes use of woodworking, metalworking and lacquer working skills we have used this as an example. The introduction includes a brief description of a butsudan, an outline of the research site (Hikone, Shiga Prefecture) and how the research started.