Bamboo in Japanese Culture 5 Characteristics and Cultivation 8 Early Bamboo Basketry 9 Bamboo Craft in Kansai: The Hayakawa and Wada Schools 12 The Revolution of Bamboo Craft in Kantō 21 Bamboo Art on Kyūshū 27 Trends in Modern and Contemporary Bamboo Art 30 Japanese Bamboo Art in the West 47 Selected Bibliography 48 Author's Acknowledgements 48 Notes 48
