Arts and Crafts, Kyoto Part 1

Description

Pan R to L. Pictorial setting Japanese garden landscape. Pan to porch where Japanese artist is seated. MC The artist sits on a red carpet surrounded with his art utensils. CU Looking down at easel, Artist commences to paint on silk. CU Same as above, effect dissolve shots shows passage of time, as artist draws his colorful design. Cu Same as above. Effect dissolve shot looking over artists shoulder shows artist completing the design and a MC shot shows completed work. MS Japanese craftsmen painting design on fan. MC close up of artist painting design. MC Reverse angle. CU Artist's hands, using brush and painting design. CU Finishing touches to completed fan. CU Demonstrating board showing the 16 steps used in the manufacturing process of Cloisonne ware. ECU Shows each step from basic brass pattern to finished design. MC Shows brass frame work being prepared. CU Shows brass frame work being prepared. Same as above, different angle. Working the overlay design onto top of box. Same as above, closer shot. ECU Working the basic pattern design with curved pieces of wire onto the cloisonne ware. MS Two artists are shown painting multi-colored enamel designs on the finished jewel box. CU Same as above. CU Same as above, different angle. CU Same as above, different angle. CU Showing a basket weaver at work. A series of shots showing two contestants engaged in a game of Halvard. A series of shots showing Japanese girls at a game of archery. A series of shots showing two contestants engaged in a polite game of Judo. Final inspection given to cloisonne ware. CU Examples of Cloisonne Ware. CU MS Pottery maker forming a tea bowl from clay. This scene recorded at the Kiyomizu Pokube Company in Kyoto. MC CU Artist painting design on a vase which will be baked for final phase. MC Pottery artist giving final enamel coating to bowl. MS The intricate process of wood block printing. This phase is the final step where the main outline of the picture is blocked in with black mineral dye, using the main wood block. Then the various colors are blocked in, each color having a separate block. CU Same as above, shows artist at work and details. Splitting and peeling bamboo which is the first step in making a fan. Same as above, scraping the bamboo skin into shape. Assembling of main members of the stem to form fan frame.

Collection

Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities