Workshop × Workstyle: Commissioned Production

31 jobs found.

Lacquerware Polisher (Lacquerware Manufacturing)

Specialist who applies multiple layers of lacquer to the body of lacquerware and creates a smooth surface through polishing operations.

Noh Mask Maker

A traditional craft artisan who carves Noh masks used on the Noh stage from wood and finishes them with lacquer and coloring.

Violin Maker

Specialized profession that carves out each part such as the body, neck, and fingerboard of a violin using wood, assembles them, paints, and adjusts the acoustic properties.

Bent Wood Manufacturing Worker

Occupation of selecting timber with irregular shapes such as natural bends or knots (burls) and processing it into products like decorations or furniture parts.

Cotton Yarn Ikat Tying Worker

A traditional dyeing artisan who uses cotton yarn to create ikat (kasuri) patterns through tie-dyeing techniques. Handles the skill of manually binding threads or fabric, repeatedly dyeing and drying to fix the patterns.

Calligraphy Brush Carver

Artisan who carves wooden brush shafts (handles for calligraphy brushes) and performs brush manufacturing and decoration.

Woodblock Print Worker

A profession engaged in the traditional printing technique of carving designs into wooden printing blocks, applying pigments, and richly printing onto washi paper.

Pattern Paste Painter

Artisan technician who applies pattern paste using hand-drawing or stencils to fabric before dyeing, performing dye-resist processing to prevent dye penetration into the patterns.

Yuzen Pattern Designer

A profession that devises patterns for traditional Yuzen dyeing and creates base drawings for the dyeing process.

Batik Dyer

Traditional artisan skill of dyeing patterns onto fabric using wax-based resist technique.