In Focus | Mashiko: The Pottery Town of Japan
Lying some 60 miles north of the swarming metropolis of Tokyo, the pottery town of Mashiko rests beneath the shallow slopes of Mt Takadate.
Ceramics History
In Focus | Ceramic Forms: The Humble Jug
One of the simplest ceramic forms with the most basic of uses, the jug has a complex history. Read our latest ceramics musing on jugs of the past and present.
In Focus | A Brief History of Modern Japanese Ceramics
For Japan, the history of ceramics is the history of its belief systems, its cultural values – to a greater or lesser extent, it is the history of its people.
In Focus | Chadō and the Chawan: 5 Potters and their Tea Bowls
Chawans are supremely personal ceramic forms. The very best are thought to have captured in gentle form and decoration the essence of their maker.