Japan 1965 Reel 16 of 40
Category: Travelogue
Length: 17:56
| Film ID | F16-0267 |
| Film Description | Reel 16 of 40 Unedited travelogue Sasayama Hashiyama Ono Himeji ShotlistCat. Reel 267 1965: Reel 16: Japan. April 21-24. Sasayama. Hashihama. Ono. Himeji.Tamba ware: bowls, vases, dishes. (Sasayama) Making Tamba ware: Potter using kick-wheel. Shaping tools. Beginning pot: similar to coil method. Beginning lump of clay. Sloping kiln: details. Pottery shop: interior. Tunnel kiln entrance (used 600 years ago). Houses, farms (in Kashihama en-route to Ono). Curtain making: stringing wooden beads (Ono) (cu). Sample curtain. Abacus factory Birch log. Punching-out and drilling abacus discs: automatic machine (cu) Cutting log Cutting abacus discs: automatic machine (underexposed). Discs, before and after machining Workers assembling, polishing abacus (underexposed). Sample abacus. Weaving: winding warp on spools: automatic machine. Temple in Himeji that Nehru helped build: Temple: dome, spire. Fountain (cu). Purification water vessel. Stone shelter. Massive iron lantern: inscribed base. Temple: some dark interior shots Flower bed. Purification rope across Harima Kokushosha Shrine entrance. Women in kimonos at shrine. Donated paper cranes (symbol of wish). Small wooden shrine. Roof construction: note curves. Tile figure on roof: note teeth. Bridge: red, partially stone. |
| Video Category | Travelogue |
| Film Creator | Watson Kintner |
| Topics | Tamba ware, Ceramics, Pottery, Sasayama, Hashihama, Emburi, Ono, Himeji, Shinto shrines |
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