Wow. This might be my favorite David's Choice yet! I'm a papermaker by trade. I work in America but we grow Kozo mulberry trees and follow the entire Japanese process to make our washi for printmakers and bookbinders. But I've never heard of the crepeing process before! I would love to get my hands on those documents and just try. It sounds so fascinating. As always you are so informative and captivating. Thanks
This is easily my favourite channel to watch. Thank you Mr. Bull for the hard work you put in. I can't wait for the next video. and oh yeah... Kick satarter!!!
I can only speak for myself when I say that your videos about printmaking, and the history behind the making and designing of them, will absolutely never get old. Looking forward to the next video, and muchas gracias from Vieques, Puerto Rico!
David Bull, one member of the superhero team consisting of himself, Bob Ross, John Butler, Dr. Rowan Williams, R.B. Russell, and Gangagi....the ASMRdians of the Galaxy
I love the 'David's Choice' series! I can tell how much time and effort he puts in for all the research and set up for this video. He is such a treasure.
Wow. I just discovered your chanell and i must say you are a great person David. Your passion and skill in craft and art is sublime. Thank you for sharing it with us, not to mention your incredible talent of sharing it in such a accessible and joyful way. Love your stories and work. Particularly i was astonished this time by your investigation and effort into unfolding the report containing secrets of japanese crepeing. Just Wow.
Thank you for this. I've got three of these crepe paper books; "Fairy Tales #25 Chin Chi Kobakama", "The Russo-Japanese War", and "My Japanese". Nice to have some background on my little collection.
I totally have a few of these, from my great grandmother. She worked for Lafcadio Hearn, I guess - she had a kimono, lots of small laquerware, these books and a few other things from Japan. I've been trying to find info about these for a long while!
There is an ultimate perfection for which we strive, while knowing that it’s summit moves and thus we cannot reach it. But the more shoulders we can stand on the further we can see, and so we lift up each generation.
Fantastic, looking at those French edition books makes me want to feel the pages to feel the texture of the paper, they all look beautiful, thank you for another great video Mr Bull 🙂👍
I don’t know why my mind always comes to these videos while I’m on psychedelics, but I flock to them like ships to a lighthouse, they legitimately stabilize me and keep my experiences enjoyable and flowing. I’ve watched dozens of your videos though, on drugs and off, and I love it. You’ve thoroughly fascinated a young adult mind with the idea of traditional Japanese printmaking. Keep being awesome, keeping history alive and breathing in the ways you are, and keep on keeping on man.
Kachi Kachi Mountain! I went there and saw those two characters and wondered what they were all about. How neat! Thank you for sharing this wonderful piece of history
Hi David, thanks for the video and for the latest Chibi, these prints adorn my desk at work and create a zen like environment for me to work with. They mean a lot to me
This is teasing us... Showing this beautiful works, saying that it was awesome to try it out... but no human power to make it :'O Thank you Dave for showing us this :)
It was delightful to watch this video. I've become very interested in "Sudzuki Kwasson/Suzuki Kason" who designed some of the illustrations which led me here. Thank you so much for your research and for sharing it here - instant new subscriber!
I have a few of these crepe and no-crepe Hasegawa book ! fantastic !! Found the first 4 ones in a antique bookshop in Lewes, East Sussex, UK ; since then, I bought a few more !
Sometimes knowing how to do something but choosing not to, can be a metaphor for the finite scope of life. To paraphrase the words of Spock: “sometimes the desire for something is better than to possess it. It does not always make sense, but is often true”.
I get this ... and we are struggling with what to do in these cases. I wanted a peaceful opening, with the sound of the soft pages turning ... but ... we are recording these in a very old building, in a _very_ noisy part of Tokyo. We needed natural light for the video, so had to shoot in the daytime. Perhaps next time, I'll wait until three in the morning, and then try to Foley it ... :-(
I'm curious to see a detailed diagram or step-by-step video of how they shrunk and converted the prints into fabric-like crepe papers back in that era.
That sounds very similar to how fabric is hand pleated. The Ciment Pleating Company is one of the last places in the UK where they still hand pleat fabric. There's youtube videos of them pressing fabric between cardboard molds.
Could you make such a book from already existing series of yours, that would cut down on cost. Just as an experiment to see if you and your craftsman can master that kind of work.
Gosh David, that was SO good! Very informative and a wonderful insight into the dilution of craftsmanship over the decades - this might be your best one yet! Thank you!
It might not be in the spirit of it, but it would be interesting to see a David bull collection version of one of these books so you could use existing woodblocks. I guess all the woodblocks would have to have been carved at the same size, and you'd be adding wear to your blocks on top of spending all the time creating the books and perfecting the process of making crepe paper. Still, it might be a way to try your hand at it without sinking in a huge investment of time and money to create all those blocks for a singular purpose. Anyway, great video!
I would really love a glossary of terms, styles, techniques, artistic styles and periods. It would be a wonderful resource for the new collector and wouldn't necessarily need to be comprehensive or it could go out as a subscription series. It could be done with modern printing and maybe a select few in the traditional styles as museum/authenticator guides
There is a expression in portugese: Tesão, wich means "feel hot for this", wich, Dave, is certainly what you feel for what you do, and that i hope that you fell it throughout all time. I can see that in this video! Thank you!
David Bull: is there a comercial paint that we can buy in western world, water based, which could offer a similar effect,.comparing to the traditional diluted pigments you use there?
David, great video! I would love to get some of these as a present for someone, do you have any idea where I could get my hands on them? Preferably the french versions you show at the end?
Is the sound ok in the video? It feels it was edited to cut some frequencies. I don’t know, I really love the humming of your videos. And the page turning sounds! Regardless, fantastic content as always
Two of these books have just come up at auction! www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/david-lay-f-r-i-c-s/catalogue-id-srdavid10082/lot-647f1310-b12c-4a9d-b704-aa6500a40563
Yes I'm sorry about that ... we are really going to have to work this out. As I mentioned in a previous comment reply, we wanted to film in natural light at a window, but the town here is extremely noisy, so we couldn't use the sound as it was. We thought about trying to make an audio recording in the middle of the night, to try and get the sound of my hands on the book pages to match the video ... but decided not to fake it ...
Wow. This might be my favorite David's Choice yet! I'm a papermaker by trade. I work in America but we grow Kozo mulberry trees and follow the entire Japanese process to make our washi for printmakers and bookbinders. But I've never heard of the crepeing process before! I would love to get my hands on those documents and just try. It sounds so fascinating. As always you are so informative and captivating. Thanks
Baumgartner restoration might be interested in your products 😁
In what state do you make / sell paper?
What a clever and diligent piece of research. Thoroughly enjoyable. Thank you for all your efforts.
No where near tired of the style, please keep up the great work! Thank you Dave.
This is easily my favourite channel to watch. Thank you Mr. Bull for the hard work you put in. I can't wait for the next video.
and oh yeah... Kick satarter!!!
I can only speak for myself when I say that your videos about printmaking, and the history behind the making and designing of them, will absolutely never get old.
Looking forward to the next video, and muchas gracias from Vieques, Puerto Rico!
Perfect timing on this upload!
Love all your work David, thank you for sharing your knowledge.
David Bull, one member of the superhero team consisting of himself, Bob Ross, John Butler, Dr. Rowan Williams, R.B. Russell, and Gangagi....the ASMRdians of the Galaxy
I want someone to talk about me like David talks about block prints 😂
sean leyburn That’s a tough act to follow 😁
I love the 'David's Choice' series! I can tell how much time and effort he puts in for all the research and set up for this video. He is such a treasure.
I never clicked a UA-cam notification so quickly.
Lol I did the same thing.
Me either!
Wow. I just discovered your chanell and i must say you are a great person David. Your passion and skill in craft and art is sublime. Thank you for sharing it with us, not to mention your incredible talent of sharing it in such a accessible and joyful way. Love your stories and work. Particularly i was astonished this time by your investigation and effort into unfolding the report containing secrets of japanese crepeing. Just Wow.
The best thing I've seen on break. Thanks as always Mr. Bull
Oh my God, every time one of these videos pops up it's the best
Great episode!
It blows my mind that the images look so good after shrinking so much.
Love the detective style to this video! Those books are certainly wonderful.
Love your channel, you make me wanna listen one after another.
I'm happy to have another in the same series "The Wonderful Tea Kettle". Thanks for the behind the sceene information, Dave!
It's my birthday and there's a new David's Choice, this is going extremely well!
Thank you for this. I've got three of these crepe paper books; "Fairy Tales #25 Chin Chi Kobakama", "The Russo-Japanese War", and "My Japanese". Nice to have some background on my little collection.
Yes! Great video as always.
I saw these on Twitch. Have been waiting for this
I just watched an entire 25 minute video on paper and was enthralled and on the edge of my seat
We could never get tired from any of your content Mr. Bull.
The sheer passion in the explanation is the most wonderful thing I saw today.
Always a pleasure watching your videos. Thanks, David.
I totally have a few of these, from my great grandmother. She worked for Lafcadio Hearn, I guess - she had a kimono, lots of small laquerware, these books and a few other things from Japan. I've been trying to find info about these for a long while!
I love these!! Thanks for taking the time to post these videos, David!
Dave Bull is the man on the silver mountain when it comes to Japanese wood block printing
This channel is one of the finest UA-cam gems
God, I love this channel.
Amazing the details where legendary
I’m not even into woodblock printing but listening to a master discuss their craft is fascinating.
There is an ultimate perfection for which we strive, while knowing that it’s summit moves and thus we cannot reach it. But the more shoulders we can stand on the further we can see, and so we lift up each generation.
I’d love to see some more of David’s favorites!
Great video. These books are exquisite. The texture of the pages is so delicate, it could be nice to use them even for regular prints.
I was just given a set of the smaller folktales in English, this was EXTREMELY helpful in understanding its how and why. Thank you very much!
Fantastic, looking at those French edition books makes me want to feel the pages to feel the texture of the paper, they all look beautiful, thank you for another great video Mr Bull 🙂👍
I don’t know why my mind always comes to these videos while I’m on psychedelics, but I flock to them like ships to a lighthouse, they legitimately stabilize me and keep my experiences enjoyable and flowing. I’ve watched dozens of your videos though, on drugs and off, and I love it. You’ve thoroughly fascinated a young adult mind with the idea of traditional Japanese printmaking. Keep being awesome, keeping history alive and breathing in the ways you are, and keep on keeping on man.
what a joy your videos are.
Kachi Kachi Mountain! I went there and saw those two characters and wondered what they were all about. How neat! Thank you for sharing this wonderful piece of history
Best youtuber out there. Love your content and you passion in japanese art/culture.
I love this stuff. Thank you David.
YES a new upload from my favourite wood block print maker
I don't have time right now but I'll enjoy this video on my way home after work.
Hi David, thanks for the video and for the latest Chibi, these prints adorn my desk at work and create a zen like environment for me to work with. They mean a lot to me
Thank you for your efforts Sir! Absolutely beautiful books 📚
This is teasing us... Showing this beautiful works, saying that it was awesome to try it out... but no human power to make it :'O
Thank you Dave for showing us this :)
It was delightful to watch this video. I've become very interested in "Sudzuki Kwasson/Suzuki Kason" who designed some of the illustrations which led me here. Thank you so much for your research and for sharing it here - instant new subscriber!
I have a few of these crepe and no-crepe Hasegawa book ! fantastic !!
Found the first 4 ones in a antique bookshop in Lewes, East Sussex, UK ; since then, I bought a few more !
Sometimes knowing how to do something but choosing not to, can be a metaphor for the finite scope of life. To paraphrase the words of Spock: “sometimes the desire for something is better than to possess it. It does not always make sense, but is often true”.
Magical. Thanks for sharing
Hello dave, cant wait to watch the vid!
Awesome video David. Recently ordered The Great Wave, and Imaginary Landscape, print. Can't wait for their arrival!
Great video!
Excellent!
Only took me 5 minutes to find the complete set for sale.
Volume 1-20 for only 3400 Euro. xD
i'm assuming he prefers the older volume
@@io1380 It's from 1905 xD
Thanks for sharing!
Have you ever thought of reading these stories on UA-cam. You have an amazing voice and theses stories would be wonderful to hear.
may i suggest adding some form of audio... even if its just a hum.... I thought the video was uploaded incorrectly without sound during the cold open
Its strange. I've never had silence hurt my ears before haha
I get this ... and we are struggling with what to do in these cases. I wanted a peaceful opening, with the sound of the soft pages turning ... but ... we are recording these in a very old building, in a _very_ noisy part of Tokyo. We needed natural light for the video, so had to shoot in the daytime. Perhaps next time, I'll wait until three in the morning, and then try to Foley it ... :-(
I love your insight in these choice videos. Thank you as always for your hard work. Much apperciated.
The silence at the start was honestly refreshing imo
I thought my audio had broken. I must’ve re-started this video three times 😵😂👍
Great stuff David
That was a beautiful cloth piece at the beginning
Not cloth ... but very soft Japanese washi paper ...
I waited for my *Great Wave* and it was well worth it. Love it
Yes! New video!
I'm curious to see a detailed diagram or step-by-step video of how they shrunk and converted the prints into fabric-like crepe papers back in that era.
That sounds very similar to how fabric is hand pleated. The Ciment Pleating Company is one of the last places in the UK where they still hand pleat fabric. There's youtube videos of them pressing fabric between cardboard molds.
Yes, the weekend and a whole week no work can't start better !!
Wait, a waiting list for the Octopus ? Edit; found it !
Could you make such a book from already existing series of yours, that would cut down on cost. Just as an experiment to see if you and your craftsman can master that kind of work.
beautiful
Gosh David, that was SO good! Very informative and a wonderful insight into the dilution of craftsmanship over the decades - this might be your best one yet! Thank you!
It might not be in the spirit of it, but it would be interesting to see a David bull collection version of one of these books so you could use existing woodblocks. I guess all the woodblocks would have to have been carved at the same size, and you'd be adding wear to your blocks on top of spending all the time creating the books and perfecting the process of making crepe paper. Still, it might be a way to try your hand at it without sinking in a huge investment of time and money to create all those blocks for a singular purpose. Anyway, great video!
I would really love a glossary of terms, styles, techniques, artistic styles and periods. It would be a wonderful resource for the new collector and wouldn't necessarily need to be comprehensive or it could go out as a subscription series. It could be done with modern printing and maybe a select few in the traditional styles as museum/authenticator guides
Wooow! Great!
Lovely books!
Thank you for another David's Choice! Could you please add this to the David's Choice playlist?
놀랍습니다, 감사합니다
150년 전에 다색 목판인쇄라
우키요에가 여러 종류로 실생활과 교육에
활용되었군요
Kudos from Auckland
Dave I think it would be a great idea to reproduce those books without the crepeing process to keep costs down.
There is a expression in portugese: Tesão, wich means "feel hot for this", wich, Dave, is certainly what you feel for what you do, and that i hope that you fell it throughout all time. I can see that in this video! Thank you!
david should be hired as professor in Japanese art history
You say there's more from where that came from? I'm waiting for those...
Why not make single sheets?
David Bull: is there a comercial paint that we can buy in western world, water based, which could offer a similar effect,.comparing to the traditional diluted pigments you use there?
David, great video! I would love to get some of these as a present for someone, do you have any idea where I could get my hands on them? Preferably the french versions you show at the end?
Is the sound ok in the video? It feels it was edited to cut some frequencies. I don’t know, I really love the humming of your videos. And the page turning sounds!
Regardless, fantastic content as always
Early Squad reporting in 😊
Cool!!!
Looks like Japanese like to hide trade secrets , but pesky westeners come, and wanna dig up Everything. That quite funny and poetic
How do I contact this amazing craftsman!
So the first 1min 38 was meant to be missing all audio??
i still think it would be cool if you printed a book, without “shrinking” paper it should be much more affordable!
we s w e e p the bangs and then f l i p the side
Asmr, ARE YOU READY?!
Can't hear anything from this video in mobile ) :
Two of these books have just come up at auction! www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/david-lay-f-r-i-c-s/catalogue-id-srdavid10082/lot-647f1310-b12c-4a9d-b704-aa6500a40563
Apropos of nothing, this particular video looks incredibly sharp. What kind of camera setup do you use?
Yayy
There I am worried my sound had gone and then GOOD EVENING.
As usual great video, worth possibly going deaf haha.
Yes I'm sorry about that ... we are really going to have to work this out. As I mentioned in a previous comment reply, we wanted to film in natural light at a window, but the town here is extremely noisy, so we couldn't use the sound as it was. We thought about trying to make an audio recording in the middle of the night, to try and get the sound of my hands on the book pages to match the video ... but decided not to fake it ...
Keep pressing '5'.
Noooice
Wow.
Yasssss