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Material · No. 13

No. 13Material

Used in 27 crafts

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京都府 · 仏壇・仏具

Kyo Butsugu (Kyoto Buddhist Altar Fittings)

京仏具

京都府

Kyo Butsugu refers to the richly ornate Buddhist altar fittings and implements crafted in Kyoto. Rooted in over a millennium of Buddhist culture, they are renowned for their exquisite craftsmanship, intricate gilding, and a highly refined division of specialized artisan labor.

京都府 · 仏壇・仏具

Kyo Butsudan (Kyoto Buddhist Altars)

京仏壇

京都府

Kyo Butsudan are ornate Buddhist household altars crafted in Kyoto, distinguished by their extraordinary beauty achieved through the collaboration of master artisans skilled in lacquerwork, gold leaf application, maki-e, intricate wood carving, and kirikane gilding.

和歌山県 · 木工品・竹工品

Kishu Tansu

紀州箪笥

和歌山県

Kishu Tansu are traditional wooden storage chests crafted in Wakayama Prefecture. Distinguished by their sturdy construction using high-quality local timber, they are renowned for their refined aesthetic achieved through lacquer finishes and decorative metalwork.

大阪府 · その他の工芸品

Izumi Glassware

いずみガラス

大阪府

Izumi Glassware is a traditional hand-blown glass craft produced in and around Izumi City, Osaka Prefecture. It is distinguished by skillful free-blowing techniques and refined hand-finishing that give each piece a delicate, individual beauty.

ガラス

大阪府 · 仏壇・仏具

Osaka Butsudan (Osaka Buddhist Altars)

大阪仏壇

大阪府

Osaka Butsudan are elaborately crafted Buddhist household altars produced in Osaka Prefecture, designated as a national traditional craft. Renowned for their opulent decoration, they represent the collaborative mastery of woodworkers, lacquerers, gold-leaf artisans, and metalworkers.

富山県 · 金工品

Takaoka Copperware

高岡銅器

富山県

Takaoka Copperware is a metal craft produced in Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture. Renowned as Japan's largest copperware-producing region, it encompasses a wide range of products—from Buddhist altar fittings and vases to decorative sculptures—crafted through centuries-old casting and finishing techniques.

山形県 · 仏壇・仏具

Yamagata Butsudan (Yamagata Buddhist Altars)

山形仏壇

山形県

Yamagata Butsudan are traditional Buddhist household altars crafted in Yamagata Prefecture, distinguished by their elaborate combination of lacquerwork, gold leaf, intricate wood carving, and fine metalwork, resulting in altars of exceptional richness and solemnity.

岐阜県 · 陶磁器

Mino Ware

美濃焼

岐阜県

Mino Ware is a broad family of ceramics produced in the Tono region of Gifu Prefecture. Encompassing distinctive styles such as Shino, Oribe, Ki-Seto, and Seto-Guro, it is Japan's largest ceramic production area, celebrated for its diversity of glazes and forms.

陶土磁土

広島県 · 仏壇・仏具

Hiroshima Butsudan (Hiroshima Buddhist Altars)

広島仏壇

広島県

Hiroshima Butsudan are elaborately crafted Buddhist household altars made in Hiroshima Prefecture. Designated as a nationally recognized traditional craft, they are distinguished by their intricate wood carvings, lacquerwork, and lavish gold-leaf ornamentation.

愛知県 · 仏壇・仏具

Mikawa Butsudan (Mikawa Buddhist Altars)

三河仏壇

愛知県

Mikawa Butsudan are elaborately crafted Buddhist altars produced in the Nishimikawa region of Aichi Prefecture. Designated as a national traditional craft, they are celebrated for the seamless integration of woodworking, lacquerwork, gilding, metalwork, and intricate sculpture into a single, magnificent piece.

愛知県 · 仏壇・仏具

Nagoya Butsudan (Nagoya Buddhist Altars)

名古屋仏壇

愛知県

Nagoya Butsudan are traditional Buddhist household altars crafted in and around Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. Renowned for their lavish combination of gold leaf, lacquer, and intricate woodcarving, they represent one of Japan's foremost altar-making traditions.

愛知県 · 木工品・竹工品

Nagoya Kiri Tansu

名古屋桐箪笥

愛知県

Nagoya Kiri Tansu are traditional Japanese chests of drawers crafted from paulownia (kiri) wood, produced primarily in and around Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. Celebrated for their masterful joinery and the natural properties of paulownia — lightweight, moisture-resistant, and insect-repellent — they represent the pinnacle of Japanese furniture craftsmanship.

愛知県 · その他の工芸品

Owari Shippo (Owari Cloisonné)

尾張七宝

愛知県

Owari Shippo is a cloisonné enamelware craft from the Owari region of Aichi Prefecture. It is celebrated for its vivid, jewel-like colors and intricate decorative patterns achieved by fusing glass-based enamels onto metal.

ガラス

愛知県 · 仏壇・仏具

Owari Buddhist Altar Fittings

尾張仏具

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.

新潟県 · 仏壇・仏具

Sanjo Butsudan (Buddhist Altars)

三条仏壇

新潟県

Sanjo Butsudan are elaborately crafted Buddhist household altars produced in and around Sanjo City, Niigata Prefecture. They are distinguished by their meticulous metalwork fittings, rich lacquerwork, and robust joinery, representing one of Japan's finest altar-making traditions.

新潟県 · 木工品・竹工品

Kamo Paulownia Chest

加茂桐箪笥

新潟県

Kamo Paulownia Chest is a traditional storage chest crafted from paulownia wood in and around Kamo City, Niigata Prefecture. Renowned for its lightness, natural humidity-regulating properties, and refined craftsmanship, it has long been prized as an elegant and practical piece of furniture.

新潟県 · 仏壇・仏具

Shirane Butsudan (Niigata Buddhist Altar)

新潟・白根仏壇

新潟県

Shirane Butsudan are ornate Buddhist household altars crafted in the Shirane area of Niigata Prefecture. Distinguished by their intricate wood carving, lacquerwork, and decorative metalwork, they represent a refined tradition of altar-making rooted in the Echigo region.

新潟県 · 金工品

Tsubame Tsuiki Copperware

燕鎚起銅器

新潟県

Tsubame Tsuiki Copperware is a traditional metalcraft from Tsubame City, Niigata Prefecture, in which copper sheets are shaped entirely by hand-hammering without seams or joints, producing vessels of exceptional strength and refined beauty.

硫酸銅

東京都 · 金工品

Tokyo Silverware

東京銀器

東京都

Tokyo Silverware (Tōkyō Ginki) is a nationally designated traditional craft produced in Tokyo, crafted from high-purity silver using refined metalworking techniques such as hammering, engraving, and inlay, resulting in pieces renowned for their exceptional precision and artistic elegance.

東京都 · その他の工芸品

Edo Glass

江戸硝子

東京都

Edo Glass is a traditional handmade glassware craft produced in Tokyo. Crafted by skilled artisans using techniques such as free-blowing and mold-blowing, it is celebrated for its clarity, delicate beauty, and subtle variations that reflect the human touch.

ガラス

滋賀県 · 仏壇・仏具

Hikone Butsudan (Hikone Buddhist Altars)

彦根仏壇

滋賀県

Hikone Butsudan are traditional Buddhist home altars crafted in and around Hikone City, Shiga Prefecture. Distinguished by their integration of lacquerwork, gold leaf, maki-e, intricate wood carving, and fine metal fittings, they represent the pinnacle of collaborative Japanese craft artistry.

石川県 · 仏壇・仏具

Nanao Butsudan (Nanao Buddhist Altars)

七尾仏壇

石川県

Nanao Butsudan are ornate Buddhist household altars crafted in and around Nanao City, Ishikawa Prefecture. They are distinguished by their lavish combination of lacquerwork, gold leaf, intricate wood carving, and maki-e (sprinkled lacquer decoration), reflecting the rich craft traditions of the Noto Peninsula.

石川県 · 仏壇・仏具

Kanazawa Butsudan (Kanazawa Buddhist Altars)

金沢仏壇

石川県

Kanazawa Butsudan are ornate Buddhist household altars crafted in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture. They are distinguished by the fusion of multiple traditional crafts — including lacquerwork, gold leaf application, intricate carving, maki-e, and metalwork — into a single, magnificently elaborate devotional object.

石川県 · 工芸材料・工芸用具

Kanazawa Gold Leaf

金沢箔

石川県

Kanazawa Gold Leaf is a traditional metallic foil craft material produced primarily in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture. Renowned for its exceptional thinness and luminosity, it accounts for the overwhelming majority of Japan's domestic gold leaf production and is used in art, architecture, and decorative crafts.

和紙

福岡県 · 仏壇・仏具

Yame Fukushima Butsudan

八女福島仏壇

福岡県

Yame Fukushima Butsudan are traditional Buddhist altars crafted in Yame City, Fukuoka Prefecture. Renowned for their exceptional combination of lacquerwork, gold leaf, intricate wood carving, and maki-e decoration, they are considered among the finest Buddhist altars in Japan.

長野県 · 仏壇・仏具

Iiyama Butsudan (Iiyama Buddhist Altars)

飯山仏壇

長野県

Iiyama Butsudan are elaborately crafted Buddhist household altars produced in and around Iiyama City, Nagano Prefecture. Renowned for the seamless integration of fine woodworking, lacquerwork, and metalwork, they embody a devotional aesthetic refined over centuries in one of Japan's snowiest regions.

鹿児島県 · 仏壇・仏具

Kawanabe Butsudan

川辺仏壇

鹿児島県

Kawanabe Butsudan are ornate Buddhist altars crafted in the Kawanabe district of Minamisatsuma City, Kagoshima Prefecture. Renowned for their lavish gold-leaf decoration, lacquerwork, and refined woodworking, they represent one of Japan's finest altar-making traditions.