When we think about traditional craft objects, the first image that comes to mind is that of old things, vinta…
The yunomi is the workhorse of Japanese teaware. It’s the cup where you’ll be offered tea at a shop, a restaur…
Do tomatoes taste better when eaten from a nice Japanese ceramic plate? Objectively, no. But the experience of…
Frequent JLA contributor Alice Gordenker shares her appreciation for a type of Japanese antique porcelain that…
A beautifully produced introduction to the mystery behind the world’s oldest theater form still practiced toda…
Levitation is among the miraculous feats ascribed to a child prince who lived more than a 1,400 years ago and …
Uesugi Yozan was a very young leader with a very big problem. When the ninth daimyo of the Yonezawa Domain (mo…
Beginning with Japan’s industrialization in the late 19th century, the paper industry and related companies co…
Senna Misawa didn’t originally intend on becoming an Edo Kiriko craftsman. Unlike most artisans in Japan, she …
When Yuki Sakamoto joined Horiguchi Kiriko in 2017 at the age of 18, he was at the time Japan’s youngest Edo K…
