Season 6 · Episode 25 of 28
Aired Nov 12, 2019
Plasterwork
Tue, Nov 12, 2019
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Plasterwork has been an indispensable feature of Japanese architecture for hundreds of years. You can see it on the walls of castles, storehouses, and everyday homes. Using a humble trowel, plasterers create lustrous surfaces and intricate reliefs. This time on Japanology Plus, our theme is plasterwork. Our guest is Takao Kobayashi, a 40-year veteran of the trade. He explains why he finds the work so captivating. And in Plus One, Matt Alt meets young trainees creating innovative twists on the plasterwork tradition.
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Tue, Nov 12, 2019
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Japanology Plus
360 episodes
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S6 · E25
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