A quiet Japanese town with a population of less than 20,000, Arita has been responsible for one of Japan’s most prestigious exports since the 17th century. Arita’s obsession with porcelain ware, ...

Focusing on the prolific trade, transport and consumption of Chinese silk and porcelain, and Japanese lacquer abroad between 1500 and 1644, this groundbreaking book will show how the material cultures ...

From the collections of Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, Groningen Museum, Keramiekmuseum Princessehof Leeuwarden. "NUR 655"--Page 280. The Dutch Golden Age: growth, innovation and ...

The University of Michigan Museum of Art’s new exhibition, Clay as Soft Power, curated by Natsu Oyobe, opened Nov. 12. and explores Japanese Shigaraki. Emily Alberts/Daily. Buy this photo. The exhibit ...

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American attitudes toward porcelain have long been misguided. Often perceived as fragile, porcelain dinnerware has consequently been relegated to formal occasions. Because it is fired at exceptionally ...

John Schneider remembers liking the purple vase in his grandmother’s house. Eventually it became his, but he knew little about it before bringing the piece to a recent appraisal session at ...