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Volume 20

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Legal and institutional domestication of the 2003 UNESCO Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage in South Korea

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Volume 9

Excellence and authenticity: 'Living National (Human) Treasures' in Japan and Korea

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Volume 8

Traditional Craftsmanship

Challenges Surrounding the Survival of the Nishijin Silk Weaving Industry in Kyoto, Japan

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Volume 8

Traditional Craftsmanship

‘Community’ as a Landscape of Intangible Cultural Heritage: Basho-fu in Kijoku, a Japanese Example of a Traditional Woven Textile and its Relationship with the Public

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Elaborate sash for a kimono.

Aug 27, 2019
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Handloom weaving at Nishijin.

Aug 27, 2019
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Nishijin kimono.

Aug 27, 2019
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Sash with traditional design.

Aug 27, 2019
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Kimono display at Nishijin.

Aug 27, 2019
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Yarn-dyeing at Nishijin.

Aug 27, 2019
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‘Den-Mark’ logo.The right side of the logo states that it is a ‘traditional craft product appointed by the Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry’. Japan Traditional Crafts Aoyama Square website.

Aug 27, 2019
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Entitled ‘Wearing Kijoka-no-Basho-fu, blessing nature: Toshiko Taira, a Living National Treasure’ (author’s translation). This article describes some production processes and records an interview with Taira about her work and techniques.

Aug 27, 2019
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Cover of Kimono-salon, Spring 2011, featuring a popular TV anchor-woman in a kimono.

Aug 27, 2019
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Feature entitled ‘The cutest hair arrangements for novice Yukata wearers’.

Aug 27, 2019
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A piece of Kijoka-no-Basho-fu woven on a loom.

Aug 27, 2019
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At the Bingata artist event, Sachiko Yafuso (right), a craftswoman, explains how to make Bingata.

Aug 27, 2019