Japan's Master of Restoration

9:00 PM to 9:50 PM
Wednesday 30 July
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Dormant Treasures

Season 1 Episode 1 of 3

Following Koji Mayuyama, an antique restorer known as The God Hand, who is the go-to man for museums and collectors all over Japan. A museum in Osaka asks the Mayuyamas for help with artefacts currently hidden away in their archive. An 800-year-old celadon vase from China and a 16th-century Totoya Chawan tea bowl both require their expert attention to be brought back to life

Japan's Master of Restoration airs on BBC Four HD at 9:00 PM, Wednesday 30 July. (New, series, subtitles.)
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Topics
News ➝ Current Affairs
Documentary
Pippa Haywood
Narrator
Uchida Toshimoto
Director
Saotome Yuko
Executive Producer