The Art of Japanese Joinery Kiyosi Seike
Publisher: Shambhala Publications, Inc.

The impulse is seemingly in all of us despite our culture, location or time. Another reviewer was correct that it is not a typical "how-to" book, but it is an inspirational art book of classic Japanese joinery. It's hard to imagine an entire house built without nails or screws, but this is exactly what the art of wood joinery in Japan is able to accomplish. The Art of Japanese Joinery Info via: The Art of Japanese Joinery. Kintsugi (金継ぎ) (Japanese: golden joinery) is the art of fixing Japanese broken pottery with a laquered resin sprinkled with powdered gold or silver. Kintsugi or the Art of "Golden Joinery". Kintsukuroi (金繕い) is a Japanese technique of repairing broken ceramics with metal lacquer, usually gold or silver. Art Of Japanese Joinery by Kiyosi Seike Paperback $16.47. Reading a short book on historic Japanese joinery I came across a description of kiwari jutsu. This lively introduction to Japanese joinery not only delves lovingly into the unique history and development of Japanese carpentry, but also reveals many secrets of Japanese joinery. From a book about Japanese Joinery by: Kiyosi Seike "the art of japanese joinery. A little while ago, I read on a friend's Facebook page of Kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing broken ceramics with gold.