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The Traditional Crafts of Japan (伝統的工芸品, dentōteki kōgeihin) is a series of Japanese crafts specially recognized and designated as such by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (formerly, the Minister of International Trade and Industry) in accordance with the 1974 Act on the Promotion of Traditional Craft Industries .
This page is a glossary of Japanese arts and crafts terms translated into English. These terms are not always found in standard dictionaries, and often take some effort to figure out. This article provides a useful translation guide for those wishing to do help out this project and its descendants in this way.
Kumihimo is a traditional Japanese artform and craftwork for making braids and cords. [1] [2] In the past, kumihimo decorations were used as accessories for kimono as well as samurai armor. [3] Japanese braiding, as kumihimo is sometimes known in English, is also associated with Shinto rituals and religious services. [2]
In the United States, the term kirigami was coined by Florence Temko from Japanese kiri, ' cut ', and kami, ' paper ', in the title of her 1962 book, Kirigami, the Creative Art of Paper cutting. The book achieved enough success that the word kirigami was accepted as the Western name for the art of paper cutting.
The eight categories of Japanese crafts consist of ceramics, textiles, lacquerware, woodwork and bamboowork, metalworking, dolls, papermaking, and others. Subcategories This category has the following 11 subcategories, out of 11 total.
This list of Living National Treasures of Japan (crafts) contains all the individuals and groups certified as Living National Treasures by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of the government of Japan in the category of the Japanese crafts (工芸技術, Kōgei Gijutsu).
Woven bamboo flower basket (hanakago) for ikebana by Living National Treasure Hayakawa Shōkosai V, at the Kyoto State Guest HouseBamboo weaving (竹編み, takeami) is a form of bambooworking (竹細工, takezaiku) and a traditional Japanese craft (工芸, kōgei), with a range of different applications, weaving styles and appearances.
Therefore, to those familiar with Japanese names, which name is the surname and which is the given name is usually apparent, no matter in which order the names are presented. It is thus unlikely that the two names will be confused, for example, when writing in English while using the family name-given name naming order.