NON CERAMIC STUFF OF INTEREST

WALL ART WITH JAPANESE TEXTILES

BYOBU (screens) 

Scrolls

Aji no Moto can @1950's

Just found this today at a charity shop for $6. It is  a Japanese tetsubin by Nanbutetsu Iwachu.

I am not sure of the age but it is not anywhere near new! It is 20cm tall and 18cm wide. 

Old  Japanese pillows. 

                                             

Bronze ware vase by Zuiho

                     

YAKUMO LACQUER WARE-Shimane Prefecture

This is a favorite of mine. This was made this several years ago. Yakumo lacquer ware takes a long time to make. At first the colors are rather dark. Mr. Yamane, the artisan, told us to buy a piece that was newer so we could watch the colors brighten over time. It gets brighter every year!

AWARA YAKI (あわら焼 or芦原焼 )-Ceramics of Fukui Prefecture

 

 Awara yaki is made in Awara city. It originated in the Taisho period and has a characteristic crimson glaze. This style of pottery falls under the Echizen umbrella.

                         

                                                    Sake cup with Awara (あわら) MARK