Traditional Craftsman × Recommended Skills: Color Theory
9 jobs found.
Oshie Artisan (Hagoita)
Traditional craft artisan who expresses three-dimensional patterns by attaching fabric and paper to hagoita. Utilizes meticulous work and aesthetic sense to produce decorative hagoita.
Kasuri Weaver
Kasuri weavers pre-dye sections of warp and weft yarns separately and weave to express unique kasuri patterns, a traditional hand-weaving technical occupation.
Kyozome Artisan
An artisan who uses traditional dyeing techniques such as Kyo Yuzen to draw and dye colors and patterns on bolts of fabric for kimonos and obis.
Sashi Yuzen Worker
A Sashi Yuzen worker is an artisan who uses the Sashi Yuzen technique, one of the Yuzen dyeing methods, to draw patterns on silk fabrics such as kimonos and obis with resist paste and apply colors using brushes.
Shokon Indigo Dyer
Artisan who uses natural indigo dye to dye cloth and yarn into a deep indigo color (shokon ai).
Katagami Stencil Carver
Traditional craft artisan who applies resist processing to washi paper and precisely carves stencil paper for katazome dyeing based on patterns.
Hanging Lantern Maker
Craftsman who fabricates, repairs, and restores traditional Japanese hanging lanterns and lighting fixtures used in shrines, temples, ryotei restaurants, and tea rooms using woodworking, metalworking, lacquering, and other techniques.
Yuzen Dyer
Yuzen dyers are traditional craft technicians who dye patterns on fabrics such as kimonos using the Yuzen dyeing technique. They manually perform processes from underpainting to stencil creation, resist paste application, dyeing, steaming, and scouring.
Wax Worker (Ceramics Manufacturing)
A profession that performs decoration techniques using wax (wax painting) on the surface of ceramics, expressing patterns and designs through glazing and firing.