Kanaya (Kama-shi)

Japanese: 金屋（釜師） - かなや

...At the end of the Kamakura period, the Chinzei casters came under the control of the right wing instead of the left wing, and during the Nanboku-cho period they were governed by the Dazaifu Sokan appointed by the Dazaifu. During the Muromachi period, carpenters and Sokan of one or several provinces appointed by the shugo appeared, such as the Nagato Province Carpenters and Bingo Province Carpenters. The ironworks (kanaya) confirmed in the late Kamakura period were workshops where casters lived, and casters from various provinces used them as a base to trade in one or several provinces, engaging in production and trade under the guarantee of the shugo. In 1413 (Oei 20), the casters in Ecchu Province numbered 20 master carpenters and 250 people including residents, which must have been a fairly large group. ...

From [Kanayako Shrine]

…He is also known simply as Kanaya-no-kami or Kana-gami (gold casting god). He is the god of fire and ironworks, worshipped by tatara craftsmen, kannaji (iron smiths), blacksmiths, and casters.

From [Kamashi]

…In the past, they were not specialized in making kettles, but after the Muromachi period, with the popularity of the tea ceremony, the Kyoto Sanjo Kamaza was established, and casters who specialized in making kettles appeared. They were called kamataya, and they cast kettles according to the tastes of tea masters. It is said that the name of Gokama-shi was also used by the Ashikaga Shogunate, but in Chikuzen Ashiya and Shimotsuke Tenmei, which are said to be the birthplace of kettles, they were called Kanaya, and they also produced so-called pots, kettles, temple bells, and hanging lanterns, but it is thought that Kanaya carpenters generally began to be called kamatashi after the Azuchi-Momoyama period, when Kyoto kettles flourished. In 1700 (Genroku 13), Nishimura Michiji wrote, “1. In the Jōō period, Kyoto Tenkaichi Nishimura Michihito, Nagoshi Yoshimasaya. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Kanaya (Kama-shi)" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…鎌倉末期，左方に代わって右方の支配下に入った鎮西鋳物師は，南北朝期には大宰府の補任する宰府惣官に統轄され，室町期にかけて，長門国大工，備後国大工のごとく，守護によって補任された1国ないし数国の大工，惣官も現れる。鎌倉後期には確認される各地の鉄屋＝金屋（かなや）は，鋳物師の集住する作業場であり，諸国鋳物師はそこを根拠に，1国ないし数国を商圏とし，守護の保証の下に生産，交易に従事するようになった。1413年(応永20)の越中国鋳物師は棟梁20宇，寄人を合わせて250宇であったが，これはかなり大規模な集団であろう。…

【金屋子神】より

…単に金屋神とも，また金鋳神（かないがみ）ともいう。たたら師，鉄穴師（かんなじ），鍛冶，鋳物師（いもじ）などの間で祭られている火の神･製鉄の神。…

【釜師】より

…古くは釜作専業ではなかったが，室町時代以降，茶の湯の流行に伴い，京都三条釜座がおこると，釜作を専業とする鋳物師が輩出し，釜屋と称し，茶人の好みに応じた釜を鋳造するようになった。足利将軍家においては御釜師の名称も用いられたといわれるが，釜の発祥地とされる筑前芦屋や下野（しもつけ）天命では金屋を称しており，いわゆる鍋･釜や梵鐘，釣灯籠なども製作していたが，金屋大工が一般に釜師と称されるようになったのは，京釜が隆盛した安土桃山時代以後のことと考えられる。1700年(元禄13)に西村道冶が著した《釜師之由緒》には〈一，紹鷗時代京都天下一西村道仁，名越善正也。…

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