Ceramic Ware

Arita Yaki

In Japan, there are many production area of ceramic ware over the country, and numerous potteries. All the production area has their tradition, and continues to make large efforts. When you visit Japan, anywhere you come on, we can surely say that there is specific and wonderful ceramic ware produced in the local area.

Attraction and Features of Ceramic Ware

The first attraction of Japanese ceramic wares is their rich variety. You can find naiveness and smells of soil in Bizen Yaki, the right lower image. In Arita Yaki, accomplished skills will impress you, the right upper image. Only by comparing the two different photos, you will understand the variety and profoundness of Japanese ceramic wares.

Bizen Yaki

Carrying on the tradition, even today numberless people put much intensity into the production of ceramic wares, from the daily wares to art works. For example, Shomura Ken, an artist of Arita Yaki, is making novel and wonderful designed works. Shomura Ken Website

The best attraction or the feature of Japanese ceramic wares is the fact that producers of ceramic wares put their own personal philosophy into the works. Taking the central role of developing the mode is Japanese way of tea.

Japanese way of tea is not only the manner of drinking tea, but it is composite art. It intends environment, place, garden, building, room, picture, flower, tea-things, food, human relations, manners, etc, and put own personal philosophy into them.

Sen Rikyu, who established Japanese way of tea, and his favorite potter, Chojiro, produced magnetic teacups for embodying their philosophy. When you look the teacups, you will feel the beauty of a person who pursues his own life and philosophy to the utmost. It looks like being made of natural stone. Raku Website

Useful Information of Ceramic Ware

Types of Japanese Dish

History of Japanese Ceramic Ware

Arita Yaki / Imari Yaki

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