The Silk Weavers of Kyoto : Family and Work in a Changing Traditional Industry.
Title:
The Silk Weavers of Kyoto : Family and Work in a Changing Traditional Industry.
Author:
Hareven, Tamara.
ISBN:
9780520935761
Personal Author:
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (376 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- List of Illustrations and Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- PART ONE. FAMILY, WORK, AND THE DIVISION OF LABOR IN NISHIJIN: A HISTORICAL ANALYSIS -- 1. From Amoskeag to Nishijin -- 2. A World within a World -- 3. Family Business, Cottage Industry -- 4. Family Work in Household Production -- 5. The Mentality and Identity of the Nishijin Craftspeople -- PART TWO. THE NISHIJIN PEOPLE'S OWN STORIES -- Mr. Yamaguchi: Manufacturer and Creator of The Tale of Genji on Handwoven Scrolls -- Mrs. Shibagaki: Artistic Handloom Weaver -- Mrs. Fuwa: Artistic Handloom Weaver -- Mrs. Fujiwara, Mr. Fujiwara, and Mr. Nishitani: Handloom Weavers -- Mr. and Mrs. Konishi: Handloom Weavers -- Mr. and Mrs. Shibagaki: Two Generations of Handloom Weavers -- Mr. and Mrs. Sakurai: Handloom Weavers -- Mrs. Yasuda: Manufacturer's Widow and Manufacturer's Mother. Mr. Yasuda: Manufacturer, Manufacturer's Son, and Manufacturer's Father -- Mrs. Maizuru Michiko: Manufacturer's Daughter, Manufacturer's Widow, Manufacturer's Mother -- Mr. Hiraoka: Production Manager at the Nishijin Maizuru Textile Company -- Mr. Koyama: Weavers' Assistant in a Factory -- Mr. Aioi: Warper -- Mrs. Uebayashi: Cottage Weaver on the Tango Peninsula on the Japan Sea -- Mr. and Mrs. Nagahama: Cottage Weavers of Wedding Kimono on the Tango Peninsula -- Conclusion: The Nishijin Experience in Comparative Perspective -- Appendix: The Subjective Reconstruction of Life History -- Glossary of Japanese Words -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
Abstract:
The makers of obi, the elegant and costly sash worn over kimono in Japan, belong to an endangered species. These families of manufacturers, weavers, and other craftspeople centered in the Nishijin weaving district of Kyoto have practiced their demanding craft for generations. In recent decades, however, as a result of declining markets for kimono, they find their livelihood and pride harder to sustain. This book is a poignant exploration of a vanishing world. Tamara Hareven integrates historical research with intensive life history interviews to reveal the relationships among family, work, and community in this highly specialized occupation. Hareven uses her knowledge of textile workers' lives in the United States and Western Europe to show how striking similarities in weavers' experiences transcend cultural differences. These very rich personal testimonies, taken over a decade and a half, provide insight into how these men and women have juggled family and work roles and coped with insecurities. Readers can learn firsthand how weavers perceive their craft and how they interpret their lives and view the world around them. With rare immediacy, The Silk Weavers of Kyoto captures a way of life that is rapidly disappearing.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
Genre:
Electronic Access:
Click to View