Can you guess where a piece of art pottery was made (just by looking at its distinctive colors and shape)? And when it was made? Some pottery looks quintessentially American; other pieces evoke ...

Archaeologists working on a Japanese island discovered an ancient shard of earthenware pottery featuring Kanji, the logographic characters that comprise the Japanese system of writing. It's one of the ...

This has been an interesting summer. Normally, our mix of customers over these months includes an array of international travelers from Australia, Europe and Japan. Many are undertaking tours of the ...

Japan's Shoji Hamada is regarded as one of the most influential masters of studio pottery and has inspired more potters around the world than any other figure. Three of his pieces are on display this ...

Come to understand the present situation, and the future, of Japanese pottery. The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam, in cooperation with Consulate – General of Japan in HCMC ...

A study explores pottery use and adoption by hunter-gatherers in Japan. The production and use of pottery in East Asia expanded dramatically at the beginning of the Holocene epoch, approximately ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...

On a recent day, a non-Japanese citizen was using a brush to dust cracks in a bowl with gold in an indirectly lit space with a warm ambience on the second floor of a building in Tokyo. Matias Canosa, ...