Powerful examples of . . . . mastery in a broad array of traditional Japanese arts is presented in a documentary made by the National Geographic Society in 1980, Living Treasures of Japan, which profiles a number of Japanese men and women who have been officially designated by the government as "Living National Treasures."
These masters demonstrate that virtually any traditional artistic or craft activity, from paper-making to theater, can provide a context for pursuing mastery.
— Stephen Fabian, Clearing Away Clouds