工芸品(こうげいひん)

こうげいひん
noun
handicraft; craft product
artculture
1. handicraft; craft product; artisanal work
An object made by skilled manual work, often combining artistic beauty with practical function. Includes pottery, lacquerware, textiles, metalwork, and other traditional or modern crafts.
伝統的(でんとうてき)工芸品(こうげいひん)を買(か)った。
I bought a traditional craft product.
この地域(ちいき)は漆器(しっき)の工芸品(こうげいひん)で有名(ゆうめい)だ。
This area is famous for its lacquerware crafts.
職人(しょくにん)が一(ひと)つひとつ手作(てづく)りした工芸品(こうげいひん)は、大量(たいりょう)生産品(せいさんひん)にはない温(あたた)かみがある。
Handicrafts made one by one by artisans have a warmth that mass-produced goods lack.

Cultural note

Japan has a national designation system for 伝統的(でんとうてき)工芸品(こうげいひん) (Traditional Craft Products), which currently recognizes over 200 types across the country. Common examples include 有田焼(ありたやき) (Arita porcelain), 輪島塗(わじまぬり) (Wajima lacquerware), and 西陣織(にしじんおり) (Nishijin textiles).

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 民芸品(みんげいひん): folk craft — everyday objects made by local craftspeople; 工芸品(こうげいひん) also covers fine, high-end work

Related Words

Related: 民芸品(みんげいひん) (folk craft)
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