Ceramic Production Notes

What is a black Raku tea bowl? Based on the origins of Raku tea bowls by Sen no Rikyu and Chojiro, the techniques of hand-molding and carving, the actual pieces seen at the Raku Museum, and the experience of actually making a black Raku tea bowl, this book explains the form and the allure of "black" in an easy-to-understand way for beginners.

This book compares Nonomura Ninsei's national treasure, the "Polychrome Pheasant Incense Burner," which I saw in Kanazawa, with works by Ninsei and Ogata Kenzan that I saw at the Nezu Museum. It analyzes the polychrome enamel, form, patterns, and negative space of Kyoto ware, and introduces how this was applied to the actual production of polychrome tea bowls, along with photographs of the production process.

Why is the tiger the symbol of Princeton University? Tracing its relationship with the Ivy League, college sports, mascot culture, Take Ivy, Reunion Jacket, and Penn State, this presentation introduces the background and production process of reinterpreting the Princeton Tiger as a ceramic artwork.