Journal

By Porter Lang No glaze. That is the first fact about Bizen ware, and Wikipedia states it as the main […]

By Rafe Calder Brown glaze. Sometimes a little red. Wikipedia sums up the look of Mashikoyaki in those terms: simple

By Ines Keane The surface is the last thing to happen. What makes Wajima lacquerware what it is, according to

By Rafe Calder No preliminary drawing is made during the cutting. That is what the official crafts association says about

By Isla Quinn No dye. That is the point of Hakone yosegi-zaiku, a marquetry whose colours come from the woods

By Porter Lang Count the steps. Official craft pages disagree on how many it takes to make a Nambu iron

By Porter Lang Most of Japan’s tea is steamed, not pan-fired. Start there. Wikipedia’s article on Japanese tea says sencha

By Rafe Calder Paper begins as a plant, and then as a vat of water. What happens between is the

By Rafe Calder Some of the finest porcelain made in Arita was never meant to be sold. That is the

By Isla Quinn Tie-dye has a reputation for being loose. Arimatsu’s version is about thread, and a great deal of