Japanese Pottery Articles

A white slip rice bowl cradled in both hands against a deep green ground, fine vertical carving on the body and an iron-edged rim

How to Choose a Japanese Rice Bowl (Chawan)

The most frequently used item for Japanese people every day is the rice bowl. Its weight, size, feel, and material all influence the dining experience. This is a practical guide...

How to Choose a Japanese Rice Bowl (Chawan)

The most frequently used item for Japanese people every day is the rice bowl. Its weight, size, feel, and material all influence the dining experience. This is a practical guide...

Five vases against linen and a brick — a black clay jar, a white ridged vase, green glass, a faceted blue-white piece and a small unglazed jar, each holding a stem

Japanese Flower Vases: One Stem, One Vessel

A Bizen bud vase with a single wildflower. A wide Shigaraki jar filled with flowering branches. The right Japanese ceramic vase transforms flowers into a composition. This guide covers flower...

Japanese Flower Vases: One Stem, One Vessel

A Bizen bud vase with a single wildflower. A wide Shigaraki jar filled with flowering branches. The right Japanese ceramic vase transforms flowers into a composition. This guide covers flower...

A cream flat plate carved with radiating ridges, holding turmeric rice with an egg yolk, curry, red onion and parsley arranged in a circle

Japanese Plates: Which Size and Shape for Which...

Japanese plates come in round, square, oval, and organic shapes — each suited to different dishes and plating styles. This guide to japanese pottery plates covers how to choose by...

Japanese Plates: Which Size and Shape for Which...

Japanese plates come in round, square, oval, and organic shapes — each suited to different dishes and plating styles. This guide to japanese pottery plates covers how to choose by...

Chopsticks reaching for pickles on a small white plate carved with vertical ridges, a green-glazed bowl beyond on a dark wooden table

Seasonal Tableware in Japan: What to Use When

In Japan, tableware changes with the seasons — flower plates in spring, blue-and-white porcelain in summer, warm stoneware in winter. This guide to seasonal Japanese ceramics shows how to build...

Seasonal Tableware in Japan: What to Use When

In Japan, tableware changes with the seasons — flower plates in spring, blue-and-white porcelain in summer, warm stoneware in winter. This guide to seasonal Japanese ceramics shows how to build...