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I write about Japanese ceramics, Japanese antiques and Japan. I have been making and selling ceramics and antiques full time in Japan since 1994. Read more hereMy site.
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Japanese antiques, 11-26-2011
Heian Buddhas anyone?? I have seen these pieces every time I go to look at antiques at Mr. Kawase’s shop. I only took a closer look at them this time because there was a show at the Miho Museum, the … Continue reading
Pocket Marche, 11-27-2011
Once again. Pocket Marche. I went to help my wife with this podcast as accompaniment, http://www.jaffejuice.com/across_the_sound/ Joseph Jaffe talking to Geoff Ramsey about marketing. What is the start of world peace?? 10,000 accordions at the bottom of the ocean. … Continue reading
New book.
I just got this new book. It is on repairing ceramics and lacquer using lacquer and gold. I went to an antiques dealer that gives a class on this topic and found out it costs a minimum of 60,000 yen … Continue reading
Throwing bowls
Here are two videos of me throwing bowls. The size of the clay balls is 350 grams. The audio of a lecture playing on my iPad and not related to the video. I accidentally kicked the tripod at the beginning … Continue reading
The casual mistake.
I am at 850 bowls. About 2-3 weeks and I will be at my goal. Then the difficult part of selling. I was looking at some shoki Imari yesterday, displayed outside of a department store gallery that was showing some … Continue reading
Nanban ceramics 