Season
Season 12 Episode
- Season 9 Conversations: A Nishijin Textile Producer & An Architect
- Season 9 The Forests of Keihoku: Nature's Blessings Sustain the Ancient Capital
- Season 9 Conversations: The Enduring Pride of Two Venerable Families
- Season 9 Life in a Machiya: The Appreciation of Nature and Time
- Season 9 Tango Chirimen: The Finest Texture in Silk Crepe
- Season 9 Conversations: A Landscape Gardener and a Glass Artist
- Season 9 Okudo-san: Traditional Cooking Stoves
- Season 9 Karakami: Ornamental Paper with Timeless Beauty
- Season 9 Higashiyama Potters: Creativity in Clay Connects the Ages
- Season 9 The World of Moss: Soothing Beauty, Subtle yet Refined
- Season 9 Wire Netting Utensils: Practical, Superbly Handwoven Beauty
- Season 9 Kyoto Breweries: Aromatic Tipples to Suit the Times
- Season 9 Taiko Drums: The Pulsing Heartbeat of Life
- Season 9 Calligraphy for the Times: The Resonating Power of Ink
- Season 9 Tokonoma: Alcoves of Reverence and Welcoming Beauty
- Season 9 Beans: Versatile, Practical, and Cultural
- Season 9 Dramatic Masks: Embodiments of Prayers to the Spirit World
Core Kyoto - Season 9 Episode 11 Wire Netting Utensils: Practical, Superbly Handwoven Beauty
5.00 28 minutes Wire netting techniques originated over 1,000 years ago in netting to repel birds and religious altar fittings and treasures, such as sutra receptacles. The intricate geometrical patterns can only be created by hand. Today the craft is mostly used in cooking utensils. Kyoto once had 30 workshops, but a handful remain in operation. Discover the world of wire netting through the efforts of a father-son team looking to keep the traditional craft alive through revolutionary advances in technology.
