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Negoro-nuri: Japan's Red-and-Black Lacquer Tradition
Negoro-nuri is medieval Japan's red-over-black urushi lacquer: vermilion laid over black, worn by generations of use until the...
Kishu Lacquerware (Kishu-shikki): Wakayama's Everyday Urushi Tradition
Kishu-shikki is Wakayama's urushi tradition, built for the dinner table rather than the display cabinet. Inside Negoro-nuri's red-over-black...
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Stories, studies & care from the workshop
Deep dives into kilns, glazes, and the wares behind them.
Banko ware from Yokkaichi, Mie produces about 80 percent of Japan's donabe clay pots. A guide to its tea-merchant origins, petalite clay, shidei teapots, and how to choose...
Living with and caring for handmade Japanese pieces.
Four ongoing series from the workshop — pick a thread and follow it.
Every story in the Journal, newest first.
