Topic
ceramics
3 pieces.
01
The Chawan: How to Read, Choose & Hold One How to read a Japanese tea bowl — its shape, foot, and front — and how to choose a first chawan and hold it without a beginner's fumble. 02
Raku, Hagi, Oribe, Seto & Bizen: Japan's Tea Ceramic Traditions Five Japanese ceramic traditions made for tea — Raku, Hagi, Oribe, Seto, Bizen — and how to tell their bowls apart by clay, glaze, and feel. 03
Kintsugi 金継ぎ: The Art of Golden Repair Kintsugi mends broken pottery with urushi lacquer and gold — a months-long lacquer craft, not an epoxy kit. What it really is, and why tea prized it.