Japanese metalwork
From Japanese Craftpedia portal
| # | Metalworking Craft / Subtype | Main Period(s) | Location (Prefecture) | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsuba (Sword Guards) | Edo | Kyoto, Tokyo, Kumamoto, Ibaraki | Kansai / Kantō / Kyūshū |
| 2 | Goto School Sword Fittings (Mitokoromono) | Muromachi–Edo | Kyoto, Tokyo | Kansai / Kantō |
| 3 | Mito Metalwork (Mito-kinkō) | Edo | Ibaraki (Mito) | Kantō |
| 4 | Higo Metalwork (Higo-kinkō) | Edo | Kumamoto | Kyūshū |
| 5 | Satsuma Metalwork (Satsuma-kinkō) | Edo | Kagoshima | Kyūshū |
| 6 | Chōshū Metalwork (Chōshū-kinkō) | Edo | Yamaguchi | Chūgoku |
| 7 | Aizu Metalwork (Aizu-kinkō) | Edo | Fukushima (Aizu) | Tōhoku |
| 8 | Sendai Metalwork (Sendai-kinkō) | Edo | Miyagi | Tōhoku |
| 9 | Sōma Metalwork (Sōma-kinkō) | Edo | Fukushima | Tōhoku |
| 10 | Nara Metalwork (Nara-kinkō) | Edo | Nara | Kansai |
| 11 | Edo Metalwork (Edo-kinkō / Tokyo Metalwork) | Edo–Modern | Tokyo | Kantō |
| 12 | Kaga Metalwork (Kaga Zōgan & Copperwork) | Edo–Modern | Ishikawa (Kanazawa) | Hokuriku |
| 13 | Kyo-Zogan (Kyoto Inlay Metalwork) | Edo–Modern | Kyoto | Kansai |
| 14 | Osaka Metalwork | Edo–Modern | Osaka | Kansai |
| 15 | Nagoya Metalwork | Edo–Modern | Aichi | Chūbu |
| 16 | Ise Metalwork | Edo | Mie | Kansai |
| 17 | Hida Metalwork | Edo | Gifu | Chūbu |
| 18 | Akita Copperware (Akita Dōki) | Edo–Modern | Akita | Tōhoku |
| 19 | Tsugaru Metal Goods | Edo–Modern | Aomori | Tōhoku |
| 20 | Hachinohe Metalware | Edo–Modern | Aomori (Hachinohe) | Tōhoku |
| 21 | Sanjō Metalwork (Sanjō Shinkō) | Edo–Modern | Niigata (Sanjō) | Kōshin’etsu |
| 22 | Tsubame Metalwork (Tsubame Shinkō) | Edo–Modern | Niigata (Tsubame) | Kōshin’etsu |
| 23 | Niigata Copperware | Edo–Modern | Niigata City | Kōshin’etsu |
| 24 | Sado Metalware (Gold- & Metal-based Crafts) | Edo–Modern | Niigata (Sado Island) | Kōshin’etsu |
| 25 | Yamagata Cast Iron (Yamagata Imono) | Heian–Modern | Yamagata | Tōhoku |
| 26 | Nanbu Ironware (Nambu Tekki) | Edo–Modern | Iwate (Morioka, Mizusawa) | Tōhoku |
| 27 | Takaoka Copperware (Takaoka Dōki) | Edo–Modern | Toyama | Hokuriku |
| 28 | Kanazawa Metal Casting (Kanazawa Imono) | Edo–Modern | Ishikawa | Hokuriku |
| 29 | Echizen Metal Craft | Edo–Modern | Fukui | Hokuriku |
| 30 | Buddhist Temple Bells (Bonshō) | Nara–Modern | Nara, Kyoto, Shiga | Kansai |
| 31 | Shingon Buddhist Metal Objects | Heian–Modern | Wakayama (Kōyasan) | Kansai |
| 32 | Nara Buddhist Ritual Metalwork | Nara–Heian | Nara | Kansai |
| 33 | Kamakura Buddhist Metalwork | Kamakura–Muromachi | Kanagawa | Kantō |
| 34 | Buddhist Altar Fittings (Butsugu) | Heian–Modern | Nationwide (Kyoto, Toyama, Niigata strongholds) | Nationwide |
| 35 | Shinto Shrine Metal Fittings (Shingu Metalwork) | Heian–Modern | Mie (Ise Jingū), Hiroshima, Kyoto | Nationwide |
| 36 | Mirrors (Dōkyō Bronze Mirrors) | Yayoi–Heian | Nara, Tokyo National sites | Kansai / Kantō |
| 37 | Kagami Bronze Mirrors (Medieval–Edo Types) | Medieval–Edo | Kyoto, Nara | Kansai |
| 38 | Dotaku Bronze Bells (Ritual Bells) | Yayoi | Kansai (Shiga, Nara, Hyōgo) | Kansai |
| 39 | Gilt Bronze Buddhist Images (Bonshōzō / Dōzō) | Asuka–Heian | Nara, Kyoto | Kansai |
| 40 | Gilt Bronze Ritual Implements (Kei, Shakujo, Hooks) | Nara–Heian | Nara, Kyoto | Kansai |
| 41 | Gilt Bronze Pagoda Ornaments (Sōrintō) | Heian–Kamakura | Kyoto, Nara | Kansai |
| 42 | Gilt Bronze Sutra Containers | Heian–Kamakura | Kyoto, Nara | Kansai |
| 43 | Iron Temple Lanterns (Tōrō) | Heian–Modern | Nara, Kyoto | Kansai |
| 44 | Copper Temple Lanterns (Dōrō) | Heian–Modern | Kyoto, Shiga | Kansai |
| 45 | Suzugami (Hammered Tin Sheets as a Craft Object) | Modern | Toyama (Takaoka) | Hokuriku |
| 46 | Edo Wind Bells (Edo Fūrin – Metal Type) | Edo–Modern | Tokyo | Kantō |
| 47 | Nambu Wind Bells (Nambu Fūrin) | Edo–Modern | Iwate | Tōhoku |
| 48 | Uchinada or Takaoka Bells (Ornamental Copper Bells) | Edo–Modern | Ishikawa / Toyama | Hokuriku |
| 49 | Ryūkyū Metalwork (Ryukyu Kingdom Metal Goods) | Ryukyu Kingdom–Modern | Okinawa | Ryukyu Islands |
| 50 | Amami Metal Ornaments | Edo–Modern | Kagoshima (Amami Islands) | Kyūshū |
| 51 | Yakushima Copperware | Medieval–Modern | Kagoshima (Yakushima) | Kyūshū |
| 52 | Izumo Metal Ritual Goods | Ancient–Modern | Shimane | Chūgoku |
| 53 | Iwami Silverwork (Iwami Ginzan Silver Crafts) | Medieval–Edo | Shimane | Chūgoku |
| 54 | Awa Metal Goods | Edo–Modern | Tokushima | Shikoku |
| 55 | Sanuki Metal Ornaments | Edo–Modern | Kagawa | Shikoku |
| 56 | Iyo Metal Crafts | Edo–Modern | Ehime | Shikoku |
| 57 | Tosa Metalwork | Edo–Modern | Kōchi | Shikoku |
| 58 | Bronze Flower Vases (Ikebana Bronze Vessels) | Edo–Modern | Kyoto, Toyama | Kansai / Hokuriku |
| 59 | Bronze Incense Burners (Kōro) | Heian–Modern | Kyoto, Toyama | Kansai / Hokuriku |
| 60 | Decorative Iron Vessels (e.g., Iron Kettles excluding Nambu as a major category) | Edo–Modern | Kyoto, Nara, Toyama | Kansai / Hokuriku |
