Japanese Bookbinding by Kojiro Ikegami

B4523. Japanese Bookbinding by Kojiro Ikegami. Hardcover; 127 pages; 7.5" x 10.5"

Learn the art of Japanese bookbinding with guidance from a master. This book provides clear instructions for creating historically important styles of Japanese bindings and traditional book cases: custom-made folding boxes that protect Japan's beautiful books.

Written by Kojiro Ikegami, a third-generation professional bookbinder, this authoritative text has been adapted for Western readers. It includes resources for both American and Japanese suppliers of traditional tools and materials, along with recommended substitutions.

These bindings are perfect for preserving calligraphy, letters, artwork, or poems, adding a unique touch to limited-edition books, and making thoughtful diaries or gifts. Now, you can create these stunning and practical bindings yourself.

Kojiro Ikegami has repaired countless antiquarian books at his workshop in the Tokyo National Museum. He was awarded the Sixth Class Order of the Rising Sun for his contributions to book conservation. Now retired, his son Yukio continues the family tradition at the museum workshop and their home studio in Tokyo.

"Artisans, in general, want to pass their craft and skills onto future generations. But hand bookbinding can be difficult work, and some binders are loath to instruct others or reveal their techniques. I am not of that school. By writing this book, I am sharing my techniques and knowledge of Japanese bookbinding in hopes this will encourage the reader to try his own hand at the craft." ––Kojiro Ikegami, Preface.

Hardcover; 127 pages; 7.5" x 10.5"