1.0National Crafts Museumhttps://www.momat.go.jp/craft-museum/ensrvmnghttps://www.momat.go.jp/craft-museum/en/author/srvmngrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="8TtgIsCu0i"><a href="https://www.momat.go.jp/craft-museum/en/exhibitions/r1-03">20 passions for Crafting Crafts: from the Museum Collection</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.momat.go.jp/craft-museum/en/exhibitions/r1-03/embed#?secret=8TtgIsCu0i" width="600" height="338" title="“20 passions for Crafting Crafts: from the Museum Collection” — National Crafts Museum" data-secret="8TtgIsCu0i" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://www.momat.go.jp/craft-museum/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/03/C0049040_s.jpeg341402About Passions and crafts: when you see those words side by side, what sorts of things do you imagine? For example, do you think of a ceramic artist conducting repeated experiments in search of a color never before seen or a new texture? That indeed is the classic form of passion in the crafts. The potential in the vocabulary of the crafts for combining materials and specialized skills in all their variety is infinite. The more sophisticated the craftsman’s mastery, the more acute the concentration, with a tendency to place great emphasis on the excellent finish of the work. Some, however, may find passions and crafts an odd pairing. In […]