Ceramics

Clay and fire. Arita porcelain and Bizen stoneware, Raku bowls made by hand for the tea room, Mino and Seto, the climbing kilns, and the gold seams of kintsugi.

Part of Japan

50 moments in this segment.

1. 1525 - Water Container (Mizusashi) with Riverscape. Ceramic, late 1500s, early 1600s, from the Cleveland Museum of Art open-access collection; a digitised reproduction of the original artefact.
2. 1595 - Tea Bowl. Ceramic, c. 1600, from the Cleveland Museum of Art open-access collection; a digitised reproduction of the original artefact.
3. 1600 - Tea Bowl, a second example by Unknown. Ceramic, 1600s, from the Cleveland Museum of Art open-access collection; a digitised reproduction of the original artefact.
4. 1600 - Bol à thé de type tenmoku (tenmoku chawan), M.C. 3158. Mino ware. Auteur(s): Seto-Mino (région de production céramique) Date de production: Entre 1600 et 1700 Datation en siècle: 17e siècle Type(s) d'objet(s): Céramique, Japon Dénomination(s): Bol à thé Matériaux et techniques: Grès, Glaçure = Couverte Lieu(x) d'exécution / réalisation: Mino (région his
5. 1634 - Dish with Buddhist Monk-Poet Hanshan. Dish, mid-17th century, China (for Japanese market), Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access; digitised reproduction of the original artefact.
6. 1667 - Sake Bottle (Tokkuri) with Chinese Character Meaning “Treasure”. Wine bottle, late 17th century, Japan, Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access; digitised reproduction of the original artefact.
7. 1667 - Teapot in Melon Shape. Teapot, late 17th century, Japan, Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access; digitised reproduction of the original artefact.
8. 1670 - Figure of a Standing Beauty. Figure, ca. 1670–90, Japan, Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access; digitised reproduction of the original artefact.
9. 1670 - Dish with Cherry Blossoms and Textile Curtains. Dish, ca. 1670–90, Japan, Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access; digitised reproduction of the original artefact.
10. 1675 - Dish with Brocade. Ceramic, late 1600s, from the Cleveland Museum of Art open-access collection; a digitised reproduction of the original artefact.
11. 1680 - Small Dish (Kozara) with Three Jars. Dish, 1680–90s, Japan, Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access; digitised reproduction of the original artefact.
12. 1688 - Dish with Ginkgo Leaves. Ceramic, late 1600s, early 1700s, from the Cleveland Museum of Art open-access collection; a digitised reproduction of the original artefact.
13. 1695 - Square Dish with Design of Plovers over Waves. Ceramic, c. 1700, from the Cleveland Museum of Art open-access collection; a digitised reproduction of the original artefact.
14. 1700 - Sake Bottle (Tokkuri) with Flowers and Grasses. Sake bottle, early 18th century, Japan, Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access; digitised reproduction of the original artefact.
15. 1710 - Plate with Japanese court woman and birds. Plate, 1710–30, Japan, Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access; digitised reproduction of the original artefact.
16. 1734 - Plate Depicting Lady with a Parasol. Plate, ca. 1734–37, Japan, Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access; digitised reproduction of the original artefact.
17. 1734 - Dish Depicting Lady with a Parasol. Dish, ca. 1734–37, Japan, Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access; digitised reproduction of the original artefact.
18. 1775 - Basket Dish. Ceramic, late 1700s, early 1800s, from the Cleveland Museum of Art open-access collection; a digitised reproduction of the original artefact.
19. 1861 - Sake Cups with Auspicious Flora. Ceramic, 1861–78, from the Cleveland Museum of Art open-access collection; a digitised reproduction of the original artefact.
20. 1861 - Bowl with Seven Treasures. Ceramic, 1861–78, from the Cleveland Museum of Art open-access collection; a digitised reproduction of the original artefact.
21. 1861 - Cover for a Bowl with Seven Treasures. Ceramic, 1861–78, from the Cleveland Museum of Art open-access collection; a digitised reproduction of the original artefact.
22. 1887 - High-Footed Bowl with Lotus Pond. Ceramic, 1887–92, from the Cleveland Museum of Art open-access collection; a digitised reproduction of the original artefact.
23. 1887 - Sake Pourer with Chrysanthemum, Orchid, and Plum. Ceramic, c. 1887, from the Cleveland Museum of Art open-access collection; a digitised reproduction of the original artefact.
24. 1893 - Teacup from Tea Set with Orchids. Ceramic, c. 1893–1914, from the Cleveland Museum of Art open-access collection; a digitised reproduction of the original artefact.
25. 1893 - Teacup from Tea Set with Orchids, a second example by Seifū Yohei III. Ceramic, c. 1893–1914, from the Cleveland Museum of Art open-access collection; a digitised reproduction of the original artefact.
26. 1893 - Pine-shaped Dish. Ceramic, 1893–1914, from the Cleveland Museum of Art open-access collection; a digitised reproduction of the original artefact.
27. 1893 - Sweets Bowl. Ceramic, 1893–1914, from the Cleveland Museum of Art open-access collection; a digitised reproduction of the original artefact.
28. 1900 - Water Container with Peonies. Ceramic, 1900–1914, from the Cleveland Museum of Art open-access collection; a digitised reproduction of the original artefact.
29. 1900 - Lid for a Water Container with Peonies. Ceramic, 1900–1914, from the Cleveland Museum of Art open-access collection; a digitised reproduction of the original artefact.
30. 1914 - Water Container with Shell and Seaweed, a second example by Seifū Yohei IV. Ceramic, 1914–46, from the Cleveland Museum of Art open-access collection; a digitised reproduction of the original artefact.
31. 1914 - Water Container with Shell and Seaweed. Ceramic, 1914–46, from the Cleveland Museum of Art open-access collection; a digitised reproduction of the original artefact.
32. 1914 - Lid for a Water Container with Shell and Seaweed. Ceramic, 1914–46, from the Cleveland Museum of Art open-access collection; a digitised reproduction of the original artefact.
33. 1914 - Guan-Shaped Vessel with Floral Scroll. Ceramic, 1914–46, from the Cleveland Museum of Art open-access collection; a digitised reproduction of the original artefact.
34. 1914 - Sweets Bowl with Plum Tree. Ceramic, 1914–46, from the Cleveland Museum of Art open-access collection; a digitised reproduction of the original artefact.
35. 2010 - Bizen sake bottle MBA Lyon E554-126. Bizen ware. Sake bottle, perhaps from Bizen. Stoneware, Japan, 17th, 18th centuries.
36. 2010 - 13 taureau blanc couché. Raku ware. sculpture de taureau couché, émaillé blanc, cuisson raku, craquelures très noires et bien marquées mais irrégulières et absentes sur la partie inférieure
37. 2011 - 14 ours polaire. Raku ware. sculpture d’ours polaire, émaillé blanc, cuisson raku, craquelures très noires et bien marquées, présence de petits points noirs dits « pin’holes »
38. 2013 - 131123 Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Archaeology Japan25s5. Bizen ware. At Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Archaeology in Harima, Hyogo prefecture, Japan.
39. 2013 - Bizen-yaki Traditional Pottery Center Bizen Okayama pref Japan06s5. Bizen ware. Bizen-yaki_Traditional_Pottery_Center in Imbe, Bizen, Okayama prefecture, Japan
40. 2017 - Flower vase in the shape of a standing drum, Mino ware, Kiseto type, Japan, Azuchi-Momoyam. Mino ware. Flower vase in the shape of a standing drum, Mino ware, Kiseto type, Japan, Azuchi-Momoyama period, 1500s, ceramic. Exhibit in the Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan.
41. 2018-02-14 - Hagi Ware Potter Masahiro Sakakura. Ashita e no Tobira episode on the heir to the Sakakura house, main line of a 360-year Hagi ware tradition ranked first among tea wares in the saying ichi-Raku ni-Hagi san-Karatsu.
42. 2018-05-20 - Arita Porcelain Artist Yuki Inoue. Episode of the Ashita e no Tobira artisan series on a young Arita potter, grandson of Living National Treasure Manji Inoue, working in the white-porcelain tradition.
43. 2021 - Authentic Sushi set by MUSUBI KILN - 51501989298. Mino ware. musubikiln.com/pages/japanese-table-setting-ideas
44. 2022-07-10 - Cutting Edge: The World of Edo Kiriko. Koto City film on Edo kiriko cut glass, a nationally designated traditional craft, visiting Horiguchi, Shinozaki and Nemoto workshops for technique and contemporary work.
45. 2023-01-29 - Hagi Ware: The 14th Saka Koraizaemon. TV Yamaguchi profile of the fourteenth-generation head of the Saka Koraizaemon line, one of the founding Hagi ware houses descended from Korean potters.
46. 2023-06-26 - Making Raku Ware. Shoraku kiln, established 1905, shows the full hand-building of a raku tea bowl by the fourth-generation potter: pinching, hollowing, trimming and firing, in the form used for tea since the late sixteenth century.
47. 2023-11-10 - Carrying the Intent: Three Days at the Kakiemon Kiln. Documentary made by Saga University art students recording three days of workshop apprenticeship at the Kakiemon kiln in Arita, a holder-group for Important Intangible Cultural Property.
48. 2023-11-10 - Seat of Silence: Inside the Imaemon Kiln, Arita. Documentary on the Imaemon kiln, a holder-group of Important Intangible Cultural Property for Arita porcelain, recording three days of workshop practice.
49. 2025-12-09 - A New Shochu Distillery in a Closed School, Kagoshima. KTS report a year after the UNESCO listing on Ushinone Distillery, opened in a disused middle-school gym, and on the century-old wooden pot stills still being built in Kagoshima.
50. 2026-05-22 - Bizen Ware: The Challenge of Jun Isezaki. Pola Foundation film on the fifth Bizen potter to be named a Living National Treasure, who argues that tradition is a chain of innovations and Bizen most needs adventure.