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Yobitsugi 呼続
Nishinaka Yukito's Yobitsugi works are produced by breaking a completed container and bringing the pieces together again to create new innovative beauty.It is an expression of the lifestyle of a...
Yobitsugi 呼続
Nishinaka Yukito's Yobitsugi works are produced by breaking a completed container and bringing the pieces together again to create new innovative beauty.It is an expression of the lifestyle of a...
Zen and the Art of the Japanese Tea Ceremony
CULTURE, JAPANESE CULTURE As the winter sunshine crept across the tatami, our hostess, tea master Masumi Kirihata, performed the elegant, precise steps of the Omotesenke tea ceremony. It was December 2015,...
Zen and the Art of the Japanese Tea Ceremony
CULTURE, JAPANESE CULTURE As the winter sunshine crept across the tatami, our hostess, tea master Masumi Kirihata, performed the elegant, precise steps of the Omotesenke tea ceremony. It was December 2015,...
How do I prevent tea pot stains using the medom...
Staining may happen as a feature on ceramic ware that are light in color, unglazed, and/or feature kanyu (貫入 or crackle in English). To lessen the staining, you can try an adapted form of...
How do I prevent tea pot stains using the medom...
Staining may happen as a feature on ceramic ware that are light in color, unglazed, and/or feature kanyu (貫入 or crackle in English). To lessen the staining, you can try an adapted form of...
A Day in the Life of a Matcha Whisk Craftsman
Tango Tanimura, a 20th-generation chasen artisan, shares his modern take on a 500-year-old tradition. CULTURE, JAPANESE CULTURE Over 90 percent of Japanese matcha bamboo whisks are made in one small village...
A Day in the Life of a Matcha Whisk Craftsman
Tango Tanimura, a 20th-generation chasen artisan, shares his modern take on a 500-year-old tradition. CULTURE, JAPANESE CULTURE Over 90 percent of Japanese matcha bamboo whisks are made in one small village...
The Book of Tea by Kakuzo Okakura
Introduction by Yunomi Tea Merchant, Ian Chun Image credit: kikuo / PIXTA This long essay by Japanese scholar Kakuzo Okakura was written in English in 1906 to explain Chado (also known as "Sado" or...
The Book of Tea by Kakuzo Okakura
Introduction by Yunomi Tea Merchant, Ian Chun Image credit: kikuo / PIXTA This long essay by Japanese scholar Kakuzo Okakura was written in English in 1906 to explain Chado (also known as "Sado" or...