The Journal
Hagi no Nanabake: Why Hagi Ware Changes Color With Use
Hagi ware is famous for nanabake — the “seven changes,” the way a Hagi tea bowl slowly shifts...
Reading a Chawan's Foot Ring: What the Kōdai Reveals
The foot ring is where a tea bowl tells the truth. Learn how a kōdai is trimmed, what...
How to Hold a Chawan: Etiquette, Grip, and Why It Matters
A practical guide to how to hold a chawan: the two-hand grip, why you rotate the matcha bowl...
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ゼンキルン 誌
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.
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