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The art of Japanese bamboo weaving in patterns such as kagome (籠目) is well known; its name is composed from the words kago (basket) and me (eyes), referring to the pattern of holes found in kagome, where laths woven in three directions (horizontally, diagonally left and diagonally right) create a pattern of trihexagonal tiling.
The Jōmon pottery (縄文土器, Jōmon doki) is a type of ancient earthenware pottery which was made during the Jōmon period in Japan. The term "Jōmon" ( 縄文 ) means "rope-patterned" in Japanese, describing the patterns that are pressed into the clay.
The za (座, 'seat' or 'pitch') were one of the primary types of trade guilds in feudal Japan. The za grew out of protective cooperation between merchants and religious authorities. They became more prominent during the Muromachi period where they would ally themselves with noble patrons, before they became more independent later in the period ...
By this system, the non-aristocratic remainder of Japanese society was composed of samurai (士, shi), farming peasants (農, nō), artisans (工, kō) and merchants (商, shō). [6]: 7 Samurai were placed at the top of society because they started an order and set a high moral example for others to follow.
[1] [2] It is also known as kadō (華道, ' way of flowers '). The origin of ikebana can be traced back to the ancient Japanese custom of erecting evergreen trees and decorating them with flowers as yorishiro to invite the gods. Later, flower arrangements were instead used to adorn the tokonoma (alcove) of a traditional Japanese home.
Earthenwares were made as early as the Jōmon period (10,500–300 BC), giving Japan one of the oldest ceramic traditions in the world. Japan is further distinguished by the unusual esteem that ceramics hold within its artistic tradition, owing to the enduring popularity of the tea ceremony. During the Azuchi-Momoyama period (1573–1603 ...
The bells were often discovered in groups on a hillside buried with the weapons. [29] They are 0.2 to 1.2 m (7.9 in to 3 ft 11.2 in) tall and often decorated with geometric designs such as horizontal bands, flowing water patterns or spirals. [25] [29] A few bells feature the earliest Japanese depiction of people and animals.
Japanese musical instrument makers (1 C, 6 P) P. Japanese potters (38 P) S. ... Pages in category "Japanese artisans" The following 5 pages are in this category, out ...