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Timeless Treasures: Japan's Love of Celadon Porcelain Throughout the Years
Discover Japan's timeless love for celadon porcelain, from ancient imperial treasures to captivating modern masterpieces.
Interview with Nakaya Shinichi, Specialist of Kutani Ware - History Part 1
Kutani ware was introduced in 1655, during the early Edo period (1603-1868), by Maeda Toshiharu, the Lord of Kaga-Daishoji Domain. He belonged to a clan closely tied to the past two great unifiers ...
Kutani ware’s charm is its heavy handed painting techniques, and Ko-Kutani ware (Old Kutani) is particularly powerful and captivating. The geometric patterns and realistic paintings on the ware’s s...
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...
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