Potters in the Japanese town of Shigaraki have been producing sturdy earthenware for more than 700 years – reddish pots, bowls and vessels made from the high-quality, iron-rich clay found in the ...

For more than 1,300 years, the Japanese ceramics industry has made a home here in the low hills that provide high-quality clay and ideal sites for kilns. During Japan’s long middle ages, craftsmen ...

The history of ceramics in Japan is intrinsically intertwined with cultural exchange. Like green tea, soba and udon noodles, the birthplace of Japanese ceramics is Kyushu, a historical hub of ...

Takashi Murakami is on a roll. His next venture is curating an exhibition in New York featuring three local artists. We met up with the ceramicists to chat about their work and upcoming show. Last ...

A new exhibit opening Sunday at the Walters Art Museum is an homage to unsteady hands and uncertain tempers, to chips and nicks, to the inconsistent and unfinished. In “Designed for Flowers: ...

Change can be one of the most difficult words for traditional craftsmen to hear. For hundreds of years the city of Faenza has been Italy's most famous ceramic center — so much so that "faience" ...

In the ceramic world of early 20th-century Kyoto, Chinese ceramics, not Kyo-yaki (Kyoto-style pottery) were the rage of the day, and any potter worth a spin on the wheel strove to emulate them. In ...

30 Designer Bowls at The Art of the Ramen Bowl Exhibition What goes into a perfect bowl of ramen? JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles, a Japanese cultural destination in Hollywood, answers this question with its ...