About traditional Japanese crafts

焼物の技法1

Pottery technique 1

There are various styles of pottery. In this column, I plan to explain the style of pottery in several parts. [Kyoto Satsuma] In 1867, the Satsuma ware exhibited by the...

Pottery technique 1

There are various styles of pottery. In this column, I plan to explain the style of pottery in several parts. [Kyoto Satsuma] In 1867, the Satsuma ware exhibited by the...

南部鉄器(なんぶてっき)

Nambutekki

Nambu Tekki [Region] Iwate Prefecture (Morioka City, Oshu City) [Summary] It is said that the beginning of the Edo period was when the Nambu feudal lord invited a caster from...

Nambutekki

Nambu Tekki [Region] Iwate Prefecture (Morioka City, Oshu City) [Summary] It is said that the beginning of the Edo period was when the Nambu feudal lord invited a caster from...

益子焼 (ましこやき)

Mashiko ware

Mashiko ware [Summary] Founded in the late Edo period by Keizaburo Otsuka, who invited Chohei Tanaka of Kasama ware as a leader. At that time, Kasama ware was the only...

Mashiko ware

Mashiko ware [Summary] Founded in the late Edo period by Keizaburo Otsuka, who invited Chohei Tanaka of Kasama ware as a leader. At that time, Kasama ware was the only...

波佐見焼

Hasami ware

[Region] Nagasaki Prefecture (From the top of the world's largest climbing kiln) [Summary] When Toyotomi Hideyoshi dispatched troops to Korea, the feudal lord Omura brought potters back from Korea and...

Hasami ware

[Region] Nagasaki Prefecture (From the top of the world's largest climbing kiln) [Summary] When Toyotomi Hideyoshi dispatched troops to Korea, the feudal lord Omura brought potters back from Korea and...

九谷焼

Kutani ware

[Region] Ishikawa Prefecture [Summary] In the middle of the 17th century, it started as a clan's promotion policy. The style is categorized according to the time period: Ko-Kutani in the...

Kutani ware

[Region] Ishikawa Prefecture [Summary] In the middle of the 17th century, it started as a clan's promotion policy. The style is categorized according to the time period: Ko-Kutani in the...

漆器くにもと

Takaoka lacquerware

Takaoka lacquerware [Summary] It is said that Toshinaga Maeda started making daily necessities when building Takaoka Castle in the early Edo period. Produced in Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture. In addition...

Takaoka lacquerware

Takaoka lacquerware [Summary] It is said that Toshinaga Maeda started making daily necessities when building Takaoka Castle in the early Edo period. Produced in Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture. In addition...