So the summer has gone and autumn has come. Maison & Objet which introduce world design and craft appears again in near Paris; Villpinte. We looked into Japanese craft there, of course. This time, we met NAKABI, a printing company from Kanazawa which introduces Kutani ceramic painters. Kutani ceramic is a traditional ceramic production in… More Maison & Objet 2023 Autumn
Shinya TAMAI Tamai was born in 1994 in Aichi, Japan. He majors in Japanese painting in Aichi Art University. He is a young emerging artist in the Japanese painting world. His painting follows traditional Nihon-ga (Japanese painting) techniques. The base is Washi Japanese paper which is still produced in many regions in Japan. The colouring… More TAMAI Shinya Artist Nihon-ga
So Maison et Objet 2023 took place from 19th-23rd January in the north of Paris. And it took 1h to get the venue Villpinte. But it was worth it. Firstly, there are so many exhibiters. There are 7 halls for their booths and products. All related to house deco, utensils, gifts, furniture…etc. Very decorative and… More Maison et Objet 2023 in Paris
Happy new year 2023 with beautiful Japanese Art and Craft! 2023, rabbit year started. We, this year, are planning to create Japanese craft educational texts, and introductions to antique items. First thing in 2023 will be a visit at Maison et Objet in Paris this week, to see Art and Design world. Here is the… More 2023 with Japanese Art and Craft
MONO Japanese Art is preparing an Exhibition of Japanese Artists in June. Collaborating with Looloolook gallery, 12rue de la Sourdière 75001, Paris, we present carefully selected Japanese artists. We gathered our superb artists’ works to explore the world of Kogei: beyond the hand craft. SAGO Michiko :Ceramic artistANDO Ryosuke :Ceramic artistASO Rando :Earth ware artistIMANISHI… More Japanese Artists Exhibition in Paris in June 2022
Oribe ceramic wares from Hasemoto Kiln: Rokubē and Hasemoto Kiln: Kētō Hasemoto kilns produce Akazu-yaki ceramics. Akazu is a traditional ceramic production area in Seto in Aichi prefecture. Seto is known for its long history of ceramic production. Archeologically it is known that primitive production existed from 5C, but it flourished with tea ceremony tools in… More Seto – Akazu 2: Rokube and Keto of Hasemoto Kilns
Shunsō : Nakajima Mitsuhisa Sunsō’s Higashi kiln produces Akazu-yaki ceramics. Akazu is a traditional ceramic production area of Seto in Aichi prefecture. Therefore some Akazu-yaki kilns have their roots in tea ceramics when ceramic production was under control of the load of Owari. They are mostly known as Shino, Oribe, Kizeto, Ofuke etc. Nakajima Mitsuhisa carries… More Items from Seto – Akazu 1: Shunso
It has been a year that our activities slowed down in 2017. We will be more active this year 2018! We keep you updated with the new beautiful items. We hope it will be a wonderful 2018 for everyone!
The exhibition at Sazanka will end in a month! We have a change of the display at Sazanka soon. Enjoy our exhibition until the end!
This Autumn to Winter exhibition, we display our items at Salon de thé Sazanka. The theme is ‘Tea time with Flowers’. On Tuesday 13th Sept from 17h-21h, we prepare little drinks tea and sake with light snacks using our items. Please experience the display of the items and touch of them. The exhibition stays long… More Exhibition ‘Tea time with Flowers’ from 13th Sept – 25th Dec