Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum Explained
| Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum |
| Native Name: | 竹中大工道具館 |
| Native Name Lang: | Japanese |
| Coordinates: | 34.7068°N 135.1975°W |
| Established: | 1984 |
| Location: | 7-5-1 Kumochi-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe 651-0056, Japan |
| Collections: | Japanese and Western tools |
| Collection Size: | More than 30,000 items of which c. 20,000 tools |
| Owner: | Takenaka Corporation |
| Website: | dougukan.jp |
The Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum is a museum of carpentry tools in Kobe, Japan.[1] The museum was opened in 1984 with the objective of collecting and conserving ancient tools as an example of Japanese cultural heritage, in order to pass them on to the next generation through research and exhibitions.[2]
More than 30,500 pieces of materials have been collected so far, and the museum has held exhibitions, lectures, seminars, classes outside of the museum, and workshops on the people who make use of the tools, as well as the resulting architecture and the culture of wood that surrounds it.[3]
The project was designed and constructed by the Takenaka Corporation in collaboration with skilled woodworkers.
Further reading
- John Adamson, "Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum - Japan", Furniture & Cabinetmaking, issue 234, August 2015, ISSN 1365-4292, pp. 16–20
- Azby Brown, The Genius of Japanese Carpentry : An Account of a Temple's Construction, 1989, Tokyo; New York: Kodansha International,
- William Howard Coaldrake, The Way of the Carpenter: Tools and Japanese Architecture, 1990, Weatherhill,
- Jens H. Jensen, "Holy Tools: A shrine to the craft and kit of Japanese carpentry rises in Kobe", Wallpaper, January 2015, pp. 66–70
- Teijirō Muramatsu; Takenaka Daiku Dōgukan, Traditional European Woodworking Tools [Yōroppa no dentō mokkōgu], 1992, Kobe, Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum,
- Toshio Odate, Japanese Woodworking Tools: Their Tradition, Spirit, and Use, 1998, Linden Publishing; reprint edition,
Notes and References
- New Track Media. American Woodworker. The American Woodworker. Magazine.. June 1998. New Track Media. 28–. 1074-9152.
- Web site: Takenaka Harvard Visit. Harvard GSD. 27 June 2016.
- Web site: Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum.
