The Building Blocks of Edo

Ukiyoe EDO-LIFE Season 2 Episode 10

Overview:
Workers at a sawmill use the latest tools and their honed skills to prepare the building blocks of Edo life: long, narrow beams, bamboo stems and leftover wood stacked as high as buildings.

"Tatekawa in Honjo" from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji" (c.1830) by Katsushika Hokusai

Genre : Documentary

Actors : -

Release Date : 2020-03-22

Duration : 5 menit

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Other Episodes (Season 2)

Two Faces of Mount Fuji
1. Two Faces of Mount Fuji
The Man with the Piercing Gaze
2. The Man with the Piercing Gaze
Comfort Food on a Snowy Night
3. Comfort Food on a Snowy Night
Braving the Rain and the Currents
4. Braving the Rain and the Currents
A Summer Bedtime Routine
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Inner Conflict of the Human Soul
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A Secret Comes to Light
7. A Secret Comes to Light
Eat Drink and Enjoy the Flowers
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Doodles? Or Ukiyoe?
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The Building Blocks of Edo
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A Community Comes Together
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Mother Nature's Summer Light Show
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13. Fishing for a Summer Delicacy
A Night of Fashion and Fireworks
14. A Night of Fashion and Fireworks
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15. Rush Hour in Old Tokyo

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