Traditional Craft of Japan
E662645
Traditional Craft of Japan is a national designation recognizing Japan’s historically rooted, regionally distinctive handicrafts that preserve traditional techniques, materials, and cultural aesthetics.
Statements (50)
| 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
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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subject surface form:
Kutani ware