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The Vase of 1294: Katō Tōkurō and the Einin Pot...
On June 27, 1959, the Japanese government designated a small ceramic vase as an Important Cultural Property. The vase was a heishi — a tall, narrow-shouldered bottle of the kind...
The Vase of 1294: Katō Tōkurō and the Einin Pot...
On June 27, 1959, the Japanese government designated a small ceramic vase as an Important Cultural Property. The vase was a heishi — a tall, narrow-shouldered bottle of the kind...
The Summer of the Kaga Affair: A 1746 Maki-e Te...
In the summer of 1746, a wooden box was sealed in Kanazawa. Inside the box, wrapped in soft cloth, was a small lacquer container — a natsume, a tea caddy...
The Summer of the Kaga Affair: A 1746 Maki-e Te...
In the summer of 1746, a wooden box was sealed in Kanazawa. Inside the box, wrapped in soft cloth, was a small lacquer container — a natsume, a tea caddy...
Wa Kei Sei Jaku: Spirit of the Tea Room | The M...
Archive Entry 007 Architecture of Spirit 1. Principles That Govern Space The moment a second person enters the tea room, total solitude is broken. The "One" divides, dualism begins, and...
Wa Kei Sei Jaku: Spirit of the Tea Room | The M...
Archive Entry 007 Architecture of Spirit 1. Principles That Govern Space The moment a second person enters the tea room, total solitude is broken. The "One" divides, dualism begins, and...
Yashima-yaki: The Bowl from the Battle Site | Z...
The Bowl What you notice first is the dark green-black glaze spilling from the rim. The flow is not uniform. It follows gravity — pooling here, thinning there, each vertical...
Yashima-yaki: The Bowl from the Battle Site | Z...
The Bowl What you notice first is the dark green-black glaze spilling from the rim. The flow is not uniform. It follows gravity — pooling here, thinning there, each vertical...
Eiraku Zengoro and Senke Jisshoku | Zen Archive
The Bowl What you notice first is the color of the glaze — warm as honey. The amber glaze catches the light softly near the rim, then deepens as it...
Eiraku Zengoro and Senke Jisshoku | Zen Archive
The Bowl What you notice first is the color of the glaze — warm as honey. The amber glaze catches the light softly near the rim, then deepens as it...
How to Read a Raku Tea Bowl | The Modern Zen Ar...
The First Thing the Eye Finds Turn a Raku bowl over. What your eye finds first is not the glaze, and not the shape. It is a single character pressed...
How to Read a Raku Tea Bowl | The Modern Zen Ar...
The First Thing the Eye Finds Turn a Raku bowl over. What your eye finds first is not the glaze, and not the shape. It is a single character pressed...