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Welcome to Craftpedia Asia
Craftpedia.wiki is a global compendium of traditional crafts and artisanal techniques from every corner of the world. This regional portal โ Asia.Craftpedia.wiki โ is dedicated to the rich, diverse, and time-honored craft traditions of the Asian continent.
๐ Our Mission
To preserve, document, and share humanityโs cultural heritage โ one handmade thread, one carved detail, one ancient technique at a time.
We believe that crafts are not merely decorative or functional objects. They are vessels of memory, tradition, identity, and spiritual meaning.
๐งต What Youโll Find Here
- Detailed articles about **traditional crafts**, **artisanal techniques**, and their **regional origins**
- Rich imagery and visual documentation (including AI-generated interpretations of historic craftsmanship)
- Structured categorization by:
- Continent โ Region โ Material โ Usage
- Craft vs. Technique
- Ritual vs. Everyday
โ๏ธ Current Featured Article
Arita Ware โ The birth of Japanese porcelain, shaped by Korean ingenuity, exported to the world.
๐ How to Explore
Use the menu or start browsing by one of the following categories:
- Crafts from Japan
- Textile Techniques
- Ceramics
- Used in Ritual
- Artisanal Techniques
- Traditional Crafts
๐ Available in Your Language
We aim to make each article available in ** 50+ languages **. If you'd like to contribute a translation, please see:
๐ค Get Involved
Craftpedia is a collaborative, multilingual, and open-access project. You can help by:
- Writing or expanding an article
- Translating existing content
- Contributing references, images, or audio
- Contacting local artisans or cultural organizations
See Contribute to learn how to begin.
๐ ๏ธ Under Development
This project is growing every day. Please excuse any missing sections or formatting issues. Weโre building something global โ slowly, respectfully, and together.