Japanese Pottery Articles
Regions and kilns, techniques, how to choose and care for your pieces. Articles to start your journey into Japanese pottery.
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お香立て・香炉の選び方｜スティック・コーン・香木で変わる形と素材
お香立ては、焚くお香の種類で選ぶ形が決まります。スティック（線香）は穴に差して立てるお香立てや横置きの香皿、コーンは底まで熱くなるので陶器の皿やふたつきの香炉、香木は灰を入れた香炉で炭を使って温めます。灰を使う香炉...
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Raku Ware: The Hand-Formed Tea Bowl, 15 Generations On
Raku ware is an iconic style of Japanese tea ceramics created in the late 16th century by master Chojiro un...
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Buying Pottery That Lasts a Lifetime, Not a Season
Japanese pottery exemplifies sustainability through multigenerational durability, Kintsugi repair, and agin...
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Zen and Japanese Ceramics: Where the Aesthetic Began
The serene aesthetic of Japanese pottery roots deeply in Zen philosophy and its "subtractive beauty." Exemp...
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Japanese Teapots: Kyusu, Houhin and Dobin Compared
The right Japanese teapot changes the character of every cup. Tokoname red clay, Hagi stoneware, Arita porc...
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Ichigo Ichie: One Encounter, Once in a Lifetime
In crafted Japanese pottery, no two pieces are ever alike. Ichigo-ichie — the philosophy of the once-in-a-l...
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The Philosophy Behind Japanese Ceramics
Why do Japanese ceramics embrace imperfection? "Wabi-sabi", Zen, "Mingei "folk craft, "Ichigo-ichie" — Japa...
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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...
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Tea Ceremony Ceramics: A Short History of the Chawan
In the Japanese tea ceremony, ceramics are vital artistic vessels that geometricize mindfulness. Ever since...
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Pottery That 'Grows': How Ceramics Change With Use
In Japanese pottery culture, earthenware vessels are said to "grow" as they absorb elements from daily meal...
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Mingei: The Folk Craft Movement That Changed Pottery
Founded by philosopher Muneyoshi Yanagi, "Mingei" celebrates the profound beauty found in unsigned, everyda...
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Japanese Flower Vases: One Stem, One Vase
A Bizen bud vase with a single wildflower. A wide Shigaraki jar filled with flowering branches. The right J...
