Takaoka Copperware: Four Centuries of Divided-work Casting
日本高冈铜器：四百年分工协作的铸造产业
标签：高冈铜器, 铸物师, 非遗, 分工协作, 着色
高冈自 1609 年加贺前田氏招请铸工建町起，形成"木型师—铸物师—研磨师—着色师"四级分工，至今仍承接全国约九成铜器生产（佛具、茶道具、铜像）。其"色见本"体系定义了磨消地、青绿色、金银色等 30 余种标准着色，着色师以硫化物与茶水单独完成。高冈铜器被指定为日本传统工艺品，铸物师可受"卓越技能者（现代名工）"制度认定，工坊常年对公众开放参观。
Since 1609, when the Maeda clan of Kaga recruited founders to build the town, Takaoka has run a four-tier division of labor — patternmaker, caster, polisher, colorist — and still produces roughly nine-tenths of Japan's copperware (Buddhist fittings, tea utensils, statues). Its color-standard system defines 30+ finishes (polished ground, verdigris, silver/gold) applied by colorists using sulfides and tea solutions. Designated a traditional craft of Japan, Takaoka honors master casters as "Contemporary Master Craftsmen," and its foundries stay open to visitors. ---