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My Day at the 2023 Tableware Festival
2023 marks the 30th anniversary of the Tableware Festival, the biggest event featuring almost all items related to tableware. At the vastly large Tokyo Dome venue, along with the many booths each d...
At MUSUBI KILN, we enjoy the camaraderie of finding pleasure in the beauty and comfort of the wonderfully crafted tableware on our shelves together. We casually talk about our favorite items, why w...
Mokubei is a style characterized by filling blank spaces with calming red pigments. Many of these works are designed in a harmonious manner–filling entire vermillion-painted canvases with paintings...
What is Kutani Akae-Kinrande "Eiraku" Style?
Akae-kinrande is a gorgeous, sophisticated, and graceful style of Kutani ware. It has a gold design with a red background. Eiraku style was born from the beautiful fusion of fine red painting from ...
Kutani Ware Styles Born from Japan's Modernization
There are various Kutani ware styles and techniques, ranging from gosai-de derived from Ko-Kutani, to the popular Akae–fine red painting–, to those created by modern master craftsmen. Let us take y...
Interview with Nakaya Shinichi, Specialist of Kutani Ware - History Part 2
Shin-ichi Nakaya, Director of The Kutani porcelain Art Museum discusses historical stories and painting styles of Kutani ware. Now, we will introduce crafts of the Meiji Period (1868-1912). Once ...
Buyer's Choice: My Memories with Kokeshi Dolls
Lined up neatly on the table are hand crafted wooden dolls known as "kokeshi dolls." With their modest and unique beauty of form, and delicate expressions, they have provided both comfort and joy t...
Umeshu: Getting To Know Japanese Plum Wine
Fruit wine is a popular alcoholic beverage that has won the hearts of many people. Not to be left out, Japan's own offering - Umeshu - ranks as the second most favored souvenir for foreign tourists...
Japanese Spring Motifs to Know
In Japanese culture, the start of a new year is eagerly awaited with great anticipation and heralded in through the vibrant colors and growth of the season of renewal - that is, the season of Japan...
What is Kutani Sometsuke Style?
Sometsuke is a style that paints a canvas only in indigo pigments. The beauty of this style, which does not rely on a range of colors, is different from that of traditional Kutani ware, and attract...
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