After retiring from politics, he has been living a life of farming and reading in his home surrounded by nature in Yugawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, while working on tea ceremony ceramics and calligraphy, which has been highly praised.
Of course, since I started this journey, this experience with Onihagi, I've met many potters, some very closed in on themselves, others very open and curious to know why I'm so passionate about Japanese ceramics. Kawabata seiya is an outstanding potter and I discovered his great skill after noticing in his work the often seasons of nature...
A unique work born from insatiable curiosity
Toyozo Arakawa was born in 1895.
Painted three times with a special black glaze which is self made by Hideki with brush and then the kiln firing for about 4 hours, This black Raku tea bowl is on the basis of Koetsu but according to the Artist is not just a copy , but an extension line. An Original work strictly not related to utsushi or in any way intended to be a "remake" ...
His lacquerware does not disturb the breathing of the wood, and the humidity of the rice is kept right until the container of the lunch absorbs it and is taken. Because moisture does not remain, lunch will be less likely to be damaged even during the hot season. A lunch box made by Mr. Mizoguchi San.
Matsudaira Harusato, known by his tea name Fumai, was the seventh lord of the Matsue Domain from the mid to late Edo period. He was a leading figure in the world of the tea ceremony and is widely regarded as one of the most representative tea masters of the Edo era. At that time, the Matsue Domain was in serious...
The renowned Seigan, celebrated for his signature “Seigan Blue,” has created a white cup featuring a thick white glaze flowing over brick-red Hagi-yaki clay, a style characteristic of traditional Hagi ware. Born in Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, in 1952, he first pursued a career in martial arts.