Rebuilding an Old Japanese House

Duration : 0 h 59 min

Status : Released

Description : Five Japanese carpenters came to Boston that summer to reconstruct a Kyoto silkweaver's 150 year old townhouse that had been packed in crates and shipped to Boston Children's Museum. This first-hand observation of traditional tools and woodworking techniques chronicles the assembly process. In the progress of construction the contractor performed three Shinto housebuilding ceremonies.

Budget : 0

Revenue : 0

Release Date : Tue Dec 01 1981

Genres : Documentary,