For the first time since it began receiving the Macdonald porcelain collection in 2004, Toronto’s Gardiner Museum has made ...
Potters in the Japanese town of Shigaraki have been producing sturdy earthenware for more than 700 years – reddish pots, bowls and vessels made from the high-quality, iron-rich clay found in the ...
In this photo essay, we showcase a range of Japanese ceramic artworks on display at Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath in ...
Researchers in Japan discovered a pottery vessel over 10,000 years old in Lake Biwako, the oldest artifact found at the ...
The resulting ceramics often feature asymmetrical shapes with vivid colors or metallic luster effects that can only be achieved through specific firing methods. Shino ware is known for its bold white ...
The Japanese pottery technique known as raku creates one-of-a-kind ceramics, and you may be able to find them at thrift ...
The exhibition “Cornucopia: Ceramics from Southern Japan” includes more than 100 porcelain and stoneware vessels that vividly represent an era of highly diverse and accomplished ceramic production in ...
The Pokemon Company is working with Chugaitoen to release Yakushigama porcelain decorations themed after Ponyta and Chingling ...
The history of ceramics in Japan is intrinsically intertwined with cultural exchange. Like green tea, soba and udon noodles, the birthplace of Japanese ceramics is Kyushu, a historical hub of ...
Takashi Murakami is on a roll. His next venture is curating an exhibition in New York featuring three local artists. We met up with the ceramicists to chat about their work and upcoming show. Last ...
Archaeologists working on a Japanese island discovered an ancient shard of earthenware pottery featuring Kanji, the logographic characters that comprise the Japanese system of writing. It's one of the ...
For more than 1,300 years, the Japanese ceramics industry has made a home here in the low hills that provide high-quality clay and ideal sites for kilns. During Japan’s long middle ages, craftsmen ...