Potters in the Japanese town of Shigaraki have been producing sturdy earthenware for more than 700 years – reddish pots, bowls and vessels made from the high-quality, iron-rich clay found in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Few collectors have enjoyed such a winding journey through the art world as Boston-area private investor Jeffrey Horvitz, whose ...

The exhibition “Cornucopia: Ceramics from Southern Japan” includes more than 100 porcelain and stoneware vessels that vividly represent an era of highly diverse and accomplished ceramic production in ...

The history of ceramics in Japan is intrinsically intertwined with cultural exchange. Like green tea, soba and udon noodles, the birthplace of Japanese ceramics is Kyushu, a historical hub of ...

“Into the Fold: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics” at the Crocker Art Museum represents the pinnacle of contemporary Japanese ceramics. The freely expressed verve of the work celebrates intuitive ...

In the ceramic world of early 20th-century Kyoto, Chinese ceramics, not Kyo-yaki (Kyoto-style pottery) were the rage of the day, and any potter worth a spin on the wheel strove to emulate them. In ...

If you are a collector of pottery and tableware, then you are more than likely familiar with the ceramics brand Noritake. The Noritake brand can trace its roots back to 1876, when Japanese businessman ...

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A potter's paradise: the realm of ceramics in modern Japan / Meghen Jones -- Tradition, modernity, and national identity: celadon production at the Makuzu ceramic workshop, 1870-1916 / Clare Pollard - ...

NATURAL aesthetics are celebrated in Japanese culture. In ceramics, high-fire techniques result in unglazed wares that show how the goal of ceramic pieces is not to be as polished as possible, but ...