Eggshell porcelain ware was actively produced in 19th century Mikawachi mainly for export.
In the Edo period (1603-1969) Japan, the porcelain ware produced in Mikawachi was called Hirado ware.
Ko Kutani (Old Kutani) was produced some 350 years ago and the pieces that still remain have artistic, historical and archaeological values.
Technology is transferred from one place to another across borders and then localised in each destination...
“I want to be a scientist at the same time being a ceramicist. ”Fujimoto Gakuei describes himself in the interview...
In Japan, craftspeople and artists have found beauty in green colour since olden times, and brilliant green...
“It's a pity that this technique is being lost.” This is what Miyagoshi Tokuji always says.
Ash glaze is made from burnt plants and is one of the oldest glazes applied on ceramic vessels in ancient Japan...
Karako-e was one of the most commonly painted designs on Hirado ware, and contemporary Mikawachi ware carries on...
When you hear the word “Oribe”, the stoneware covered with dark green glaze probably comes...