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Across many nations, gold, and its color, have symbolized wealth, prosperity, and elegant grandeur. This glittering, yellow substance was one of the first metals recognized as internationally valua...
As February approaches in Japan, supermarkets and convenience stores display ogre masks and packaged roasted soybeans. This is necessary for the Japanese annual event called Setsubun, which takes p...
5 Items Created Through the Collaboration of Production Areas
There are many production centers in traditional crafts in japan. In recent years, some of them have begun to use new elements to make their products more attractive to a wider audience and improve...
Musubi Kiln’s Office Lunch #02 Hand-rolled Sushi Party to Welcome Our New Staff!!
For the Office Lunch #2, we threw a temaki (hand-rolled) sushi party to welcome a new staff member who has just joined our office. Since it is an office lunch during work hours, we only have a litt...
The Process of Making Kutani ware
Kutani ware, while its vivid hues and bold patterns set it apart among Japanese ceramics, is produced through many processes: quarrying, clay making, molding, firing, underglaze painting, and overg...
Interview With An Artist: Alyne Ohigashi- Tobe Ware
In a studio located in the peaceful mountains near the Seto Inland Sea, Alyne Ohigashi spends her days creating beautiful Tobe ware. Alyne was born in the Philippines and moved to Tobe 40 years ago...
Learn about Traditional Japanese Motifs for Winter
Japan has four seasons to enjoy. Each of the four seasons has its own characteristics and motifs that symbolize these characteristics. Some of these motifs have auspicious meanings and are used in...
Musubi Kiln’s Office Lunch #01 Office warming party with hot pot dishes!
Musubi Kiln moved into a new office this month, and we are very excited about our new kitchen and dining area. We are planning to increase the number of opportunities for all employees to enjoy a d...
Decorative Techniques for Japanese Lacquerware
Lacquerware is a representative Japanese craft. Its smooth, moist texture and elegant luminous beauty have a unique charm all their own. There are many decorative techniques that take advantage of ...
Interview With An Artist: Ritsuzan Tomita- Chinkin "The Art of Sunken Gold"
"Chinkin" is a technique that elegantly decorates the lustrous surface of lacquerware with gold. Chinkin means "sunken gold" in Japanese as gold leaves and powder are "sunken" into intricately carv...
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