Kawachi Caster - Kawachiimoji

Japanese: 河内鋳物師 - かわちいもじ
Kawachi Caster - Kawachiimoji

...After the Kamakura Shogunate was established, metal foundries of this lineage settled in Sagami and Kazusa. The activities of these Kawachi metal foundries extended from Satsuma to Hitachi, and if those who settled in Sagami and Kazusa are also included, over 80% of temple bells made in the 12th and 13th centuries were made by Kawachi metal foundries. Metal foundries also appeared in other areas, including Yamato, Kyoto, Dazaifu, Ashiya (Chikuzen), Mihara (Bingo), Fuchu (Nagato), and Tenmei (Shimotsuke).

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kawachi casters" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…その系統の鋳物師が鎌倉幕府成立とともに相模,上総に定住した。これら河内鋳物師の活動は薩摩から常陸に及び,相模,上総に定住したものも加えると,12~13世紀の梵鐘の80%以上が河内系鋳物師によるものとなる。このほか各地にも鋳物師が現れ,大和,京都,大宰府,芦屋(筑前),三原(備後),府中(長門),天命(下野)などが知られる。…

※「河内鋳物師」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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