"This first complete introduction to tansu appreciation and care has likewise long served as an authoritative guide for everyone who owns - or dreams of owning - a tansu. Since its first publication in 1981, when it provided the first detailed introduction to Japanese cabinetry, one of the most outstanding of all Japan's folk-art traditions, it has guided readers to an appreciation of the history of these chests and the superb techniques involved in their construction. The authors, authorities in the field and conservators and patrons of those few craftsmen who continue to produce tansu in the traditional manner, have compiled and presented technical information on joinery, metalwork, and finishing that is timeless in its utility for woodworkers and other craftsmen."--BOOK JACKET.
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