For the first time ever, craftspeople in Japan have brought together two unique creative traditions: the intricate patterns of indigenous Ainu artists from Hokkaido, and the ceramic potteries of Arita ...

A quiet Japanese town with a population of less than 20,000, Arita has been responsible for one of Japan’s most prestigious exports since the 17th century. Arita’s obsession with porcelain ware, ...

This year is ostensibly the 400th anniversary of Arita-yaki (Arita ware). An Arita city webpage tells us it was in 1616 that a forcibly relocated Korean farmer, Yi Sam-pyeong, discovered the white ...

ARITA, Saga Prefecture--Visitors to the Arita Porcelain Park here can learn more than just about the long history of Arita ware and how the area became the birthplace of Japanese porcelain. The park, ...

Once again, a popular anime has been turned into a work of traditional Japanese art — with vividly stunning results. We’ve seen anime fused with traditional Japanese porcelain before, including the ...

Milan 2012: Dutch designers Scholten & Baijings showed a tableware set based on the archives of hand-painted porcelain company 1616 Arita Japan at Spazio Rossana Orlandi in Milan last week. The Colour ...

Arita, Japan—About 361 years ago, a ship sailed out of Nagasaki, Japan, loaded with ceramics from the kilns or ovens of Arita and Yoshida towns. The ship was most probably headed for Manila, where it ...

Five Foxes Co., a Japanese fashion house that works under the idea of blending Japanese tradition into modern fashion, is currently holding events to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Arita ceramics, ...

In an age of cutting-edge design technologies and mass production capabilities, contemporary porcelain pottery may seem a bit like an oxymoron. However, Arita 2016/, a new porcelain purveyor located ...

A quiet Japanese town with a population of less than 20,000, Arita has been responsible for one of Japan’s most prestigious exports since the 17th century. Arita’s obsession with porcelain ware, ...