Apprentice × Recommended Skills: Design sense
7 jobs found.
Mounting Craftsman
A mounting craftsman is a traditional artisan who laminates paper and fabric used in Japanese decorative items such as hanging scrolls, screens, and fusuma doors, applies gold leaf pressing and decorations, and finishes them.
Sowa-shoku (Magemono Craftsman)
Traditional craftsperson who steams wood to soften it, bends it to assemble bentwood products such as containers and bento boxes, and finishes them with lacquer coating, etc.
Daruma manufacturer (paper-made)
Traditional craft artisan who manually performs a series of processes using washi or paper, from making the Daruma core material to papier-mâché application, drying, coloring, and face painting.
Folding Screen Paperer
Traditional craft occupation that attaches Japanese paper or cloth to the frame of a folding screen and decorates it with lacquer or gold leaf.
Bamboo bender (bamboo-made)
A profession that shapes bamboo material using steaming bending or splitting processes to manufacture curved surface components such as furniture parts and crafts.
Straw Mat Manufacturer
A profession that manufactures straw mats using igusa as raw material and hand-weaving techniques.
Wagashi Maker
Wagashi makers adjust fillings and dough using traditional methods and materials to manufacture Japanese confections such as nerikiri and molded namagashi.