工芸
Crafts
There are as many Japanese crafts as there are materials and techniques. Explore the archive by category.
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- Armor甲冑02Protection rendered in silk cord and colour.
- Metalwork金工02Cast, chased and pierced — devotion in metal.
- Ukiyo-e浮世絵02Prints of Edo that went on to cross the sea.
- Teaware茶道具05Vessels chosen — and named — for a bowl of tea.
- Ancient Arts考古03Jōmon and Kofun — where Japanese form begins.
- Noh Masks能面02Carved faces that change with a tilt of the head.
- Netsuke根付01Small sculptures of Edo, made for the hand.
- Calligraphy書SoonLines that keep the speed of the brush.
- Woodcraft木工SoonReading the grain; carving and joining.
- Folk Craft民藝SoonThe beauty of use, by unnamed hands.