Takenaka Daiku Dōgukan

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Takenaka Daiku Dōgukan
Carpentry Tools Museum Kobe
Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum Kobe
Data
place Kobe , Japan
Art
Timber Engineering Museum
opening July 1, 1984
New opening: October 4, 2014
operator
KK Takenaka Kōmuten
Website

The Takenaka Daiku Dōgukan ( Japanese 竹 中 大 工 道具 館 , about "Takenaka Museum for Carpentry Tools ", English Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum ) is a museum for wood construction and processing tools in Kobe founded in 1984 by the construction company KK Takenaka Kōmuten (Takenaka Corporation) with the aim of passing on the very rich cultural heritage of dealing with traditional woodworking tools to the next generations.

In addition to the exhibition of tools, the main focus is on conveying complex wood construction technology and its tradition in Japan. The boundaries between the craft of carpenters and joiners on the one hand and the engineering sciences of civil engineers and architects on the other hand are fluid.

history

  • July 1, 1984 - Opening of the museum in Nakayamate, Kobe
  • May 11, 1989 - Foundation of the Museum Foundation ( 財 団 法人 竹 中 大 工 道具 館 Zaidan hōjin ~ )
  • March 2009 - Revised permanent exhibition
  • April 2012 - Transfer to a non-profit foundation ( 公益 財 団 法人 竹 中 大 工 道具 館 Kōeki zaidan hōjin ~ )
  • May 2014 - closure of the old museum
  • October 4, 2014 - Reopening in Kumochi-chō, Chūō-ku

collection

Tools
Details of the roof structure of a Shinto shrine

The museum's holdings include a wide range of Japanese and international tools, as well as replicas created by experts using historical documents or traditional methods. Stone axes from the Jōmon period are exhibited in chronological order up to the Shōwa period , as are Japanese saws ( 鋸 nokogiri ), Kanna (planes) and Sujikebiki (Japanese markings), but also their manufacture and use.

As of November 2016, the collection includes:

Woodworking tools 16,849 Historical reference documents 9.227
Forestry tools 473 Audio and video material 812
Forging tools 774 Replicas and specimens 1,270
Other tools 3,407 Folkloric material 212

Permanent exhibitions

Wooden structure of a Japanese tea house

Among other things, the wooden substructure of a Japanese tea house is reproduced in detail 1: 1 as a “skeleton”. Sacred tools for the construction of a Shinto shrine are also exhibited, as well as details of such centuries-old gable construction techniques and their roof construction .

Entrance to the workshop
Demonstration of the planer

In detail there are the following exhibition sections:

  • A journey through history
  • Learn from the master craftsman
  • Crafts and tools
  • Tools from all over the world
  • The traditional aesthetic of Japanese " Wa "
  • Exquisite work by masters of craftsmanship
  • Sensible use of every piece of wood / part of a tree

Demonstrations

There is a fully equipped workshop for demonstrating woodworking techniques.

Impressive documentary films on the use of the tools are collected in the museum's video archive. The "Video Archive" website provides an overview. (See web links)

See also

Web links

Commons : Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Website of the Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum: Exhibition , accessed on Nov. 2, 2016
  2. ^ John Adamson: Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum - Japan . In: Furniture & Cabinetmaking , issue 234, August 2015, pp. 16-20, ISSN  1365-4292
  3. ↑ a b c Website of the Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum: About TCMC , Retrieved January 7, 2017