Long before ceramic arts were recognized as fine art in the West, the art form was revered as a priceless national treasure in Japan. Contemporary artists like Kunio Watanabe continue to build on the ...
Read ArticleWhen visiting a museum collection, I have always marveled at objects meant for medical, military or some other non-aesthetic purpose are, just the same, beautifully decorated. This happened recently w ...
Read ArticleKeiko Mori is a National Living Cultural Treasure in Japan. Her ceramics celebrate the centuries old traditions in ceramic arts. Although ceramic picnic baskets do not strictly speaking exist in the W ...
Read ArticleAlthough not an officially designated national day, it is recognized by the National Day Calendar to celebrate the famous summer fruit. Peaches have been cultivated in the US since the 1600s with the ...
Read ArticleAugust was first declared National Peach Month in the United States in 1982. Since August is the month when peaches are supposed to be at their peak ripeness, let’s look at some works of art tha ...
Read ArticleThis day in history, April 25, 1644, marked the end of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) in China with the death of Chongzhen Emperor (1611–1644). Although the Ming period was turbulent po ...
Read ArticleWhat do you think of when I say “porcelain”? “American” is probably not the first word that springs to mind when paired with “porcelain.” We all know that China dev ...
Read ArticleIt seems that every year it takes longer and longer for summer to get here. Then when it does get here, it’s gone in a flash! I can’t think of anything bad to say about summer, well, excep ...
Read ArticleLately, I can’t seem to get away from seeing “abstraction” in all sorts of places. I came across this wonderful Japanese bowl from the mid-1700s to mid-1800s, during the Edo period ( ...
Read ArticleStop me if you’ve heard this before, but I’m absolutely bonkers about ceramic art, and particularly Japanese and Chinese. This piece especially garnered my attention because it combines re ...
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