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The Story of Kutani Ware
Early Kutani, Yoshidaya and export porcelain: the history behind the styles.
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Hagi no Nanabake: Why Hagi Ware Changes Color With Use
Hagi no nanabake describes the changing appearance of absorbent Hagi ware. Understand glaze crackle, the tea tradition and...
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Kiri-bako: The Paulownia Box Behind a Japanese Tea Bowl
Kiri-bako, tomobako and hakogaki explained: paulownia storage boxes, artists’ inscriptions, provenance, and keeping a tea bowl dry and...
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How to Hold a Chawan: Etiquette, Grip, and Why It Matters
Hold and turn a matcha bowl with care. An Urasenke usucha example explains the drinking point, kaishi and...
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Five Tea-Bowl Traditions in Japanese Tea Culture
An introduction to Raku, Hagi, Karatsu, Mino and Korean Ido tea bowls: their forms, glazes and histories, and...
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The Story of Kutani Ware
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Japanese Hot Pot Table: Donabe, Tonsui Bowls, and Renge
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Red Lucky Cat Meaning (Maneki Neko): Protection and Health
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Gold and Yellow Maneki Neko: Different Colours, Different Wishes
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Green Maneki Neko Meaning: Study and Examination Wishes
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Edo Kiriko: Tokyo Cut Glass
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Hagi Ware and the Seven Changes
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Hasami Porcelain for Everyday Tables
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