Books＆Media

BOOKMUD WALL AND KOKERA〜MYOKI-AN SHOIN AND PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD OF TAI-AN TEA ROOM RESTORATION〜

**Only available in Japanese; Can be purchased it at shops and bookstores **

” TAI-AN ” is the only existing tea room built by Sen no Rikyu and is one of the only four national treasure tea rooms at present. Due to the impact of the Northern Osaka Prefecture Earthquake that occurred in June 2018, a part of the earthen wall was cracked, and the earthen wall and the wood shingle were repaired for the first time in 23 years. This book consists of photographs carefully taken by Naoko Tamura, a photographer living in Kyoto and active in Japan and overseas, and photographs completed by Taizo Furukawa. Includes texts and drawings written by the chief priest MYOKI-AN and experts, as well as a dialogue between Masao Nakamura and Mitsugi Saito in 2014.

Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum＋ Vutter Kohen
*Limited sale of 500 copies

BOOKIllustrated & Do Well.
Carpentry Tools
How To—Handmade Craftsmanship From Learning Well For

**Only available in Japanese; Can be purchased in bookstores throughout Japan**

A guide to woodworking tools for people who want to learn more about them and increase their knowledge. Featuring all the basic hand tools, it teaches the names of all the different parts, their purpose and how they are constructed, presenting everything from their use to their care in an easy to understand manner.

Written and edited by the Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum

DVDToryo: the world of temple and shrine carpenters

Produced to coincide with the 25th anniversary traveling exhibition “Toryo: the world of temple and shrine master carpenters” held in 2010. Temple and shrine carpenters are carpenters who specialize in large-scale wooden architecture. This DVD documents the work of one of the leading contemporary temple and shrine carpenters Mitsuo Ogawa and Ikaruga Kosha, the carpenters’ group led by Ogawa.

Published by: Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum

Produced by: Mugi Production

Single layer, 16:9LB, Stereo, tall case, commentary included

BOOKThe Story of Carpentry Tools in Watercolor PaintingsThe Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum Collection

Traditional Japanese carpentry tools are illustrated with watercolor paintings by Yasuyuki Yasuda. An easy-to-understand commentary is included.

Yasuyuki Yasuda was born in Osaka in 1950 and graduated from Kyoto University`s Department of Arts. He began producing postcard-sized sketches ind 1980. His works have been exhibited in solo exhibitions, PR magazine covers, newspaper illustrations, and corporate calendars. He was commissioned to produce a sketch of the Akaishi Kaikyo Bridge for a hometown postal stamp in the 1998 (Hyogo prefecture New Year’s Card series). He is the author of Kobe: Machi Monogatari, Renga: Machi Monogatari, Hannari Kyoto Sketch Kibun, and other books.

Illustration by Yasuyuki Yasuda, Text by Takenaka Carpentry Museum, Asakura Publishing

BOOK20 years of the Takenaka Carpentry Tools MuseumMaster Carpenter’s Skill and Spirit to the Future

A memorial booklet produced to celebrate the 20^th anniversary of the museum.

Contents
Dialogue–Rokusuke Ei Speaks with Young Carpenters: Future of the Carpenters of the Heisei Era

The Impassioned Skills of Ancient Craftsmen: Techniques of Craftsmen Passed from Hand to Hand
Mitsuo Ogawa

Message from an Iron Craftsman: A Life Spent in Pursuit of the Thousand-year Nail (Sen-nen Kugi )
Yukinori Shirataka

Woods and Bronze are Beautiful Even After They are Weathered
Terunobu Fujimori

Traditional Japanese Architecture as Seen by Europeans
Christoph Henrichsen

A 20-Year History of Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum (1984-2004)

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BOOK10 years of the Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum: 1984-1994

** Only available in Japanese**

Contents
From the Conception to the Opening
Years as a Corporate Museum
Years as a Foundation

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BOOKThe Traditional Woodworking Tools of Europe

This is a collector’s edition book stored in TCTM. It depicts traditional European carpentry tools with beautiful photographs and an accompanying commentary by specialist.

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