Japanese Pottery Articles

Four Hasami rice bowls stacked for storage in pale pink, light blue, white and slate blue, each faceted with vertical panels around the body

Hasami Ware: Everyday Japanese Porcelain from N...

Hasami ware from Nagasaki combines 400 years of porcelain craftsmanship with modern design. Originating as durable everyday "Kurawanka" bowls, brands like HASAMI now offer versatile, stackable, and affordable tableware loved...

Hasami Ware: Everyday Japanese Porcelain from N...

Hasami ware from Nagasaki combines 400 years of porcelain craftsmanship with modern design. Originating as durable everyday "Kurawanka" bowls, brands like HASAMI now offer versatile, stackable, and affordable tableware loved...

A large Echizen plate on a stand beside two sake flasks and cups, amber natural glaze settled in patches over the unglazed red-brown clay

Echizen Ware: The Plainest of the Six Ancient K...

Echizen ware from Fukui is one of Japan's Six Ancient Kilns with over 800 years of history. Defined by unglazed Yakishime firing, its iron-rich clay forms a deep reddish-brown texture...

Echizen Ware: The Plainest of the Six Ancient K...

Echizen ware from Fukui is one of Japan's Six Ancient Kilns with over 800 years of history. Defined by unglazed Yakishime firing, its iron-rich clay forms a deep reddish-brown texture...

An Iga sake cup, pale green bidoro running down one side of the rough clay while the other is charred black by flame, the rim strongly distorted

Iga Ware: Fire, Ash and the Beauty of Rough Clay

Iga ware from Mie Prefecture is renowned for "Keshiki" (scenery), a poetic beauty crafted by fire and ash over 10–15 days of high-temperature firing. Revered by historical tea masters like...

Iga Ware: Fire, Ash and the Beauty of Rough Clay

Iga ware from Mie Prefecture is renowned for "Keshiki" (scenery), a poetic beauty crafted by fire and ash over 10–15 days of high-temperature firing. Revered by historical tea masters like...

Red sansho berries heaped on a blue-grey Tamba shallow bowl, brown iron specks breaking through the glaze around the rim

Tamba Ware Guide: Japan's 800-Year Ash-Glazed P...

Tamba ware, one of Japan's Six Ancient Kilns with over 800 years of history, is celebrated for its rich, iron-bearing clay and the rustic charm of its unglazed ash surfaces....

Tamba Ware Guide: Japan's 800-Year Ash-Glazed P...

Tamba ware, one of Japan's Six Ancient Kilns with over 800 years of history, is celebrated for its rich, iron-bearing clay and the rustic charm of its unglazed ash surfaces....

Kutani plates and bowls laid across a wooden table — a petal-rimmed plate with a white heron on yellow, scarlet peonies, geometric panels — the five-colour painting filling every surface

Kutani Ware: Japan's Boldest Ceramic Painting

Discover the captivating world of Kutani ware (Kutani-yaki), a traditional Japanese ceramic from Ishikawa Prefecture that has fascinated global collectors since the 1867 Paris World Expo.This article explores its rich...

Kutani Ware: Japan's Boldest Ceramic Painting

Discover the captivating world of Kutani ware (Kutani-yaki), a traditional Japanese ceramic from Ishikawa Prefecture that has fascinated global collectors since the 1867 Paris World Expo.This article explores its rich...

Two Hagi tea bowls with milky white glaze covered in fine crazing, the clay showing reddish brown at the rim and foot, each slightly irregular in shape

Hagi Ware: The Tea Bowl That Changes Colour as ...

Celebrated as a pinnacle of tea ceramics for 400 years, Hagi ware is defined by its soft, porous clay and milky glaze. Its true mastery lies in "Nanabake" (Seven Transformations)—a...

Hagi Ware: The Tea Bowl That Changes Colour as ...

Celebrated as a pinnacle of tea ceramics for 400 years, Hagi ware is defined by its soft, porous clay and milky glaze. Its true mastery lies in "Nanabake" (Seven Transformations)—a...