The Japanese tea ceremony, known Chanoyu in Japanese, is a ritual preparation and presentation of matcha tea grounded in the...

Also know as the Doll’s festival or Momo no Sekku (festival of peach blossom), it is celebrated each year on...

  Photographer: Armelle Habib, Stylist: Heather Nette King Shopping for an antique chest of drawers or any statement piece of...

Characterised by a sheen as limpid as the surface of an ornamental pond on a still day, Japanese lacquerware perfectly...

Oribe ware is a historically important Japanese pottery variety that emerged during the late Momoyama and early Edo periods in...

Satsuma pottery (Satsuma yaki) is a major variety of Japanese pottery originally produced in Satsuma province in (now modern day...

Originally produced in the middle of the 17th century in the area of Okawachiyama, near Arita, Nabeshima porcelain was named...

Named after its original production center, the village of Kutani in Southern Ishikawa prefecture, Kutani wares can be traced back...

Porcelain production began in Japan during the early 17th century, several hundred years after it had first been made in...

The final in our series of posts on Japans six ancient kilns, between the Heian and Muromachi periods Tokoname was...

Pottery originating in Tamba, northwest of Kyoto (modern day Tachikui) dates to the Heian period during the twelfth century. Possibly...