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Core Kyoto
Season 4 · Episode 11
Kyoto Walls: Elegance Molded from Earth
0.028mJuly 7, 2016
The ancient capital's dignified air of yesteryear is in part generated by earthen walls: the walls of the imperial palace, shrines, temples and even private properties. Earthen walls imbue tea houses with a rustic air. Kyoto is blessed with soil of a color ideal for these walls. Plasterers over centuries developed and refined their technique to produce walls befitting a capital. Discover the aesthetic sensibilities and expertise of traditional plasterers as they pursue beauty in earthen walls.
Episodes
- Episode 1Kyo-yaki: Kyoto Ceramics Charm and Delight the Beholder
- Episode 2Suiseki: A World of Understated Beauty Within Natural Stone
- Episode 3Kyo-Kanoko Shibori: Untying the Beauty Bound Within
- Episode 4Small Restaurants: A Full, Rich Experience While Sipping Sake
- Episode 5Obi: Unbridled Beauty in a Knot
- Episode 6Traditional Musical Instruments: Eternal Tones Waft Through the Ancient Capital
- Episode 7Woodblock Prints: Beauty in the Hands of a Trinity of Artists
- Episode 8Tsubo-niwa: Life Enhanced by Quintessential Spaces
- Episode 9Insho Domoto: The Pulsing Heart of Artistic Innovation
- Episode 10Hidden Treasures: Preserved for Another Millennium
- Episode 11Kyoto Walls: Elegance Molded from Earth
- Episode 12Kata-yuzen: The Stenciled Beauty of Dyeing
- Episode 13Cool Customs: Beating the Summer Heat
- Episode 14Atago Sennichi Mairi: Pilgrimage to the Guardian Against Fire
- Episode 15Kiyomizu Rokubey: Tradition and Vision in Ceramics
- Episode 16Stone Jizo: Neighborhood Guardians Watch Over Children
- Episode 17The Cinema Capital: The Professionals Behind the Samurai Filming Industry
- Episode 18Fusuma Paintings: Artful Partitions Transform Space
- Episode 19Yase Shamenchi Odori: A Dance of Gratitude
- Episode 20Iwakura Fire Festival: The Divine Spirit Returns