Illustrations and Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; 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; 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
Summary
Readers can learn firsthand how weavers perceive their craft and how they interpret their lives and view the world around them. With rare immediacy, this text captures a way of life that is repidly disappearing
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-332) and index
