Japanese Pottery Articles

Ware arranged on linen — a petal-rimmed bowl of green apple and grapes, ridged and white-slip rice bowls, nuts in a footed ash-glazed cup, celebratory chopsticks tied in mizuhiki

Japanese Pottery: The Complete Guide

From Arita porcelain to Bizen stoneware and Raku tea bowls — japanese ceramics carry over 10,000 years of craft history. This complete guide covers pottery styles, kiln regions, and how...

Japanese Pottery: The Complete Guide

From Arita porcelain to Bizen stoneware and Raku tea bowls — japanese ceramics carry over 10,000 years of craft history. This complete guide covers pottery styles, kiln regions, and how...

A Tokoname kyusu and two cups on a black stone slab, fine throwing lines circling the body, spout and side handle rising smoothly

Tokoname Kyusu: Why Red Clay Makes Tea Taste Be...

Tokoname-yaki teapots are representative Japanese teapots that have been made in Tokoname City, Aichi Prefecture for over 1000 years. The shudei (red clay) soil, rich in iron, is said to...

Tokoname Kyusu: Why Red Clay Makes Tea Taste Be...

Tokoname-yaki teapots are representative Japanese teapots that have been made in Tokoname City, Aichi Prefecture for over 1000 years. The shudei (red clay) soil, rich in iron, is said to...

Three yunomi tea cups on linen, one amber-glazed and two ash-glazed, red clay showing where each foot meets the cloth

The Philosophy Behind Japanese Ceramics

Why do Japanese ceramics embrace imperfection? "Wabi-sabi", Zen, "Mingei "folk craft, "Ichigo-ichie" — Japanese pottery carries centuries of philosophy. This guide reveals the ideas behind the beauty, from tea ceremony...

The Philosophy Behind Japanese Ceramics

Why do Japanese ceramics embrace imperfection? "Wabi-sabi", Zen, "Mingei "folk craft, "Ichigo-ichie" — Japanese pottery carries centuries of philosophy. This guide reveals the ideas behind the beauty, from tea ceremony...

A rice bowl cradled in both hands in low light, fine carved marks cut across its body, only the rim tightening to iron brown

Wabi-Sabi in Ceramics: What It Actually Means

Wabi-sabi finds beauty in imperfection and impermanence. A lopsided bowl, an uneven glaze, a worn rim — not flaws, but depth. Discover how japanese ceramics bring this quiet spirit into...

Wabi-Sabi in Ceramics: What It Actually Means

Wabi-sabi finds beauty in imperfection and impermanence. A lopsided bowl, an uneven glaze, a worn rim — not flaws, but depth. Discover how japanese ceramics bring this quiet spirit into...

An unglazed tea bowl on tatami, pale scarlet straw lines running across its brown skin, whisked matcha raising a fine foam inside

Tea Ceremony Ceramics: A Short History of the C...

In the Japanese tea ceremony, ceramics are vital artistic vessels that geometricize mindfulness. Ever since master Sen no Rikyu revolutionized the craft by prioritizing rustic local clay—chronicled in the ranking...

Tea Ceremony Ceramics: A Short History of the C...

In the Japanese tea ceremony, ceramics are vital artistic vessels that geometricize mindfulness. Ever since master Sen no Rikyu revolutionized the craft by prioritizing rustic local clay—chronicled in the ranking...

Two plates on a dark wooden table, seen close — the rim of a black plate bloomed white with ash beside a milk-white plate flecked with fine grains

Reading Wabi-Sabi in a Single Bowl

Why does a slightly crooked, unpretentious bowl feel so beautiful? "Wabi-sabi" — Japanese’s aesthetic of imperfection and impermanence — is the philosophy behind the world’s most beloved Japanese ceramics. 

Reading Wabi-Sabi in a Single Bowl

Why does a slightly crooked, unpretentious bowl feel so beautiful? "Wabi-sabi" — Japanese’s aesthetic of imperfection and impermanence — is the philosophy behind the world’s most beloved Japanese ceramics.