Commissioned Production × Career Path: Artisan (Apprentice)

7 jobs found.

Leather Blazer Tailor

A skilled profession that uses leather materials to handle blazer-style jackets from pattern making, cutting, sewing, to finishing in one continuous process.

Precious Metal Inlay (Inlay) Artisan

Precious Metal Inlay Artisans are traditional craft technicians who use precious metals such as gold and silver to apply intricate decorations using the inlay technique to the surfaces of sword fittings, tea utensils, personal adornments, and the like.

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.

Coral Processor

Coral processors process raw coral materials through polishing, carving, drilling, and other techniques to manufacture products such as accessories and ornaments.

Lacquerware Base Coater

A traditional coating artisan who applies base coats using pumice powder and sabi-lacquer to the wood body in the lacquerware manufacturing process, smoothing the surface.

Calligraphy Brush Carver

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

Wagasa Rib Assembler (Bamboo)

Artisan who processes and assembles the rib frames of bamboo wagasa. Selects bamboo materials, performs bamboo splitting, bending, thread binding, and completes the frame.