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== Category Families == Craftpedia uses several major families of categories. Each article may belong to one or more families. The families are: * Craft Domain * Geographical Categories * Historical Period Categories * Functional/Object-Type Categories * Technique or Subfamily Categories * Cultural/Ritual Categories * Specialized Scholarly Categories (rarely used) === Craft Domains === Material-based categories include: * <nowiki>[[Category:Ceramics]]</nowiki> * <nowiki>[[Category:Textile]]</nowiki> * <nowiki>[[Category:Lacquerware]]</nowiki> * <nowiki>[[Category:Metalwork]]</nowiki> * <nowiki>[[Category:Woodcraft]]</nowiki> * <nowiki>[[Category:Paper Crafts]]</nowiki> * <nowiki>[[Category:Bamboo Crafts]]</nowiki> * <nowiki>[[Category:Stonework]]</nowiki> * <nowiki>[[Category:Glasswork]]</nowiki> * <nowiki>[[Category:Leatherwork]]</nowiki> Every craft article must have exactly one domain category. === Geographic Categories === ==== Level 1: Country ==== Examples: * <nowiki>[[Category:Japan]]</nowiki> * <nowiki>[[Category:China]]</nowiki> * <nowiki>[[Category:India]]</nowiki> * <nowiki>[[Category:Kenya]]</nowiki> ==== Level 2: Region ==== Format: <nowiki>[[Category:<REGION_NAME> Region]]</nowiki> Examples: * <nowiki>[[Category:Kansai Region]]</nowiki> * <nowiki>[[Category:Tohoku Region]]</nowiki> * <nowiki>[[Category:Guangdong Region]]</nowiki> ==== Level 3: Prefecture / Province / State ==== Examples: * <nowiki>[[Category:Aichi Prefecture]]</nowiki> * <nowiki>[[Category:Gifu Prefecture]]</nowiki> * <nowiki>[[Category:Sichuan Province]]</nowiki> * <nowiki>[[Category:Tamil Nadu]]</nowiki> Geographic categories are additive. A craft spanning multiple regions may include multiple geographic categories. === Historical Period Categories === Examples for Japan: * <nowiki>[[Category:Edo period]]</nowiki> * <nowiki>[[Category:Meiji period]]</nowiki> * <nowiki>[[Category:Heian period]]</nowiki> Examples for China: * <nowiki>[[Category:Ming dynasty]]</nowiki> * <nowiki>[[Category:Qing dynasty]]</nowiki> * <nowiki>[[Category:Han dynasty]]</nowiki> Use only when the craftโs timeline is clearly tied to the period. === Functional / Object-Type Categories === Examples: * <nowiki>[[Category:Religious objects]]</nowiki> * <nowiki>[[Category:Domestic objects]]</nowiki> * <nowiki>[[Category:Sword objects]]</nowiki> * <nowiki>[[Category:Ritual implements]]</nowiki> * <nowiki>[[Category:Ceremonial vessels]]</nowiki> === Technique or Subfamily Categories === Examples: * <nowiki>[[Category:Weaving]]</nowiki> * <nowiki>[[Category:Dyeing]]</nowiki> * <nowiki>[[Category:Casting]]</nowiki> * <nowiki>[[Category:Carving]]</nowiki> * <nowiki>[[Category:Underglaze techniques]]</nowiki> * <nowiki>[[Category:Overglaze techniques]]</nowiki> Example subtypes: * <nowiki>[[Category:Porcelain]]</nowiki> * <nowiki>[[Category:Stoneware]]</nowiki> * <nowiki>[[Category:Bronze casting]]</nowiki> * <nowiki>[[Category:Iron forging]]</nowiki> === Cultural or Ritual Categories === Examples: * <nowiki>[[Category:Tea ceremony objects]]</nowiki> * <nowiki>[[Category:Buddhist ritual objects]]</nowiki> * <nowiki>[[Category:Shinto ritual implements]]</nowiki> * <nowiki>[[Category:Funerary objects]]</nowiki> Used only when culturally documented.
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