Craft · No. 171
No. 171仏壇･仏具
Owari Buddhist Altar Fittings
尾張仏具
owari butsugu · 愛知県
Owari Buddhist Altar Fittings are a collective tradition of finely crafted Buddhist altars and ritual implements produced in the Owari region centered on Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. They are distinguished by the seamless fusion of metalwork, lacquerwork, and woodcraft into richly ornate devotional objects.
- Origin
- 愛知県
- Category
- 仏壇･仏具
- Materials
- Wood · Copper · Gold
- Designation
- Nat'l Traditional Craft
No. IHistory
The tradition of Buddhist altar fitting production in the Owari region developed alongside the growth of Nagoya as the castle town of the Owari Domain…
No. IIMaterials
No. IIITechniques
Production of Owari Buddhist Altar Fittings relies on a highly refined division of labor spanning multiple specialist crafts. Woodworkers shape the st…
No. IVClimate
Nagoya's location on the Nobi Plain brings hot, humid summers and dry winters — conditions that demand careful management of timber seasoning and urus…
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