Ishikawa Prefecture

Culture

Traditional Arts & Crafts

• Nō - was introduced to the area during the rule of the fifth Maeda lord Tsuanori and was refined into the Kaga hosho style.
• Tea ceremony - was brought to Kanazawa by Maeda Toshitsune in 1666 by inviting Senbiki Soshitsu to Kanazawa.
• Kutani porcelain (Kutani yaki) - Bright colored glazes not unlike Chinese porcelaine
• Ohi teaware (Ohi yaki) - A pottery style unique to Kanazawa.
• Kaga silk (Kaga yuzen) - A complicated silk print technique with an intentional rough look (wabi-sabi).
• Kanazawa lacquerware (Kanazawa shikki) - High quality lacquerware traditionally decorated with gold dust.
• Kanazawa gold leaf (Kanazawa haku) - A technique of beating gold into waferthin sheets.
• Kaga mizuhiki - Ribbon-like decorations made from glued Japanese paper (washi).
• Kaga inlay crafts (Kaga zogan) - A combination of thin flat and thread metal inlays.