Hamanaka Sheila <br/><br/>
In search of the spirit :  the living national treasures of Japan / 
by Sheila Hamanaka and Ayano Ohmi ; illustrations by Sheila Hamanaka ; calligraphy by Ayano Ohmi. 
 - New York :  Morrow Junior Books,  1999. 
 - 48 p. :  ill. (some col.), col. map ;  25 x 29 cm. 
<br/><br/> Describes the creations of some of Japan's Living National Treasures, artists who are involved in various Japanese arts, including Yuzen dyeing, bamboo basket weaving, Bunraku puppetmaking, swordmaking, Noh theater, and neriage ceramics. 
<br/><br/> ALA Notable Book, 2000.  Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies, 2000. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0688146082  0688146074  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Arts Japanese--Juvenile literature<br/>Artists--Japan--Biography--Juvenile literature
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Japan--Biography--Juvenile literature
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>NX584