Traditional Craft of Japan

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Traditional Craft of Japan is a national designation recognizing Japan’s historically rooted, regionally distinctive handicrafts that preserve traditional techniques, materials, and cultural aesthetics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural designation
intangible cultural heritage system
administeredBy Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan NERFINISHED
appliesTo traditional handicrafts
country Japan
criteria industry must be regionally concentrated
industry must involve a certain number of artisans
main manufacturing processes must be done by hand
main raw materials must be traditional
product must be used in daily life
techniques must be traditional and used for at least 100 years
enactmentYear 1974
exampleCraft Arita porcelain NERFINISHED
Bizen ware NERFINISHED
Edo kiriko cut glass NERFINISHED
Kyo-yuzen dyeing NERFINISHED
Mino washi paper
Nishijin-ori textiles NERFINISHED
Tsubame-Sanjo metalwork NERFINISHED
Wajima lacquerware NERFINISHED
exampleCraft Kutani ware NERFINISHED
Okinawan bingata textiles NERFINISHED
Satsuma ware
includes bamboo craft
ceramics
cutlery
dolls
lacquerware
metalwork
papermaking
stonework
textiles
woodwork
JapaneseName 伝統的工芸品
JapaneseReading Dentōteki Kōgeihin NERFINISHED
legalBasis Act on the Promotion of Traditional Craft Industries NERFINISHED
Traditional Craft Products Act NERFINISHED
purpose to preserve traditional techniques
to recognize historically rooted handicrafts
to support regional industries
to transmit cultural aesthetics
recognizes regional brands
relatedTo Japanese cultural policy
protection of intangible cultural heritage
scope crafts used in everyday life
regionally distinctive handicrafts
shortName Traditional Craft
supports artisan livelihoods
export promotion of crafts
regional tourism

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Kutani ware ceramics heritageStatus Traditional Craft of Japan
subject surface form: Kutani ware