Raku is known as earthenware that is fired at low temperature. But few people are aware that its roots go back to the chawan (tea bowls) that Chōjirō, the first head of the Raku family, crafted for ...

Japan’s rich history of ceramic artistry developed in large part alongside the culture of drinking tea. Chanoyu (literally, “hot water for tea”), or the practice of preparing and serving matcha, ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Black Raku tea bowl, cylindrical; low ...

At the opening of “The Cosmos in a Tea Bowl: Transmitting a Secret Art Across Generations of the Raku Family” at The National Museum of Modern Art, in Kyoto, the current head of the Raku family, ...

I questioned the assumption that it was my duty first and foremost to carry on the Raku legacy. As a youngster, I had a deep rebellious streak, and I was determined to pursue my own interests, even if ...

Discover artisanal pottery by young, Kyoto-born craftsman Hirotsugu Ogawa at his solo exhibition 'Raku Ware' in Nihombashi Mitsukoshi. There are a total of 50 works, including collaboration items with ...

Attributed to Donyu Raku A Black Raku Ware Tea Bowl namedDōniwa, 17th century black-glazed earthenware Decorative Art 12 x 8.2 cm Signed Catalogue Notes Estimate Subscribers only ...

Ninnami Dohachi A Red Raku Ware Style Tea Bowl Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Red Raku Ware Style Tea Bowl Decorative Art 8.26 x 11.43 cm Signed Catalogue Notes Estimate Subscribers only ...

In the BOH series What I Love, we’re asking designers to build us a mood board of what’s inspiring them right now. Merissa HaasCourtesy of Michael Clifford Merissa Haas is smitten, and it shows. In a ...

8.2 x 11.4 cm. (3.2 x 4.5 in.) ...

View Raku ware black tea bowl by Raku Kichizaemon XV Jikinyu on artnet. Browse upcoming and past auction lots by Raku Kichizaemon XV Jikinyu.