Takaoka copperware高岡銅器
In 1611 the lord of Kaga summoned seven master casters to his new castle town of Takaoka — and their seven fires never went out. Four centuries on, the town still works to their rhythm: molten bronze poured at 1,200 degrees, surfaces chased with chisels, patinas coaxed into ancient blues, greens, and browns. Temple bells, Buddhist statues, vases, and orin bells — over 90% of Japan's copperware is still born here.
Kept in ・ 産地
Takaoka高岡市
Toyama Prefecture — Japan
The foundry town the seven casters built — summoned to Toyama's Etchu plain in 1611, their fires still burning in workshops that pour, chase, and patinate most of Japan's bronze.
Takaoka copperware高岡銅器
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In 1611 the lord of Kaga summoned seven master casters to his new castle town of Takaoka — and their seven fires never went out. Four centuries on, the town still works to their rhythm: molten bronze poured at 1,200 degrees, surfaces chased with chisels, patinas coaxed into ancient blues, greens, and browns. Temple bells, Buddhist statues, vases, and orin bells — over 90% of Japan's copperware is still born here.
Kept in ・ 産地
Takaoka高岡市
Toyama Prefecture — Japan
The foundry town the seven casters built — summoned to Toyama's Etchu plain in 1611, their fires still burning in workshops that pour, chase, and patinate most of Japan's bronze.