Douglas Brooks

Grants

• 2017
• Crafts
• United States to China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau

A 3-month grant to study traditional boatbuilding in Japan and research its antecedents within the Chinese boatbuilding tradition

• 2015
• Crafts
• United States to Taiwan

for a three-week grant to investigate boatbuilding traditions among the Tao indigenous group of Orchid Island, Taiwan in spring 2016

• 2014
• Crafts
• United States to Japan

a six-week grant to support a collaboration with the last working boatbuilder in the tsunami zone of Tohoku, Japan, in fall 2014

• 2008
• Crafts
• United States to Japan

Research and documentation on Okinawan boatbuilder

Story Features

Japanese Boat Consultant for Shōgun: Douglas BROOKS (ACC multiple grants since 2008)

• ACC Alumni
• Douglas Brooks

Douglas BROOKS (ACC multiple grants since 2008) served as the Japanese Boat Consultant for the recent Disney/FX series Shōgun. Learn more about his experience.