Knotted Clay: Raku Ceramics and Tea explores these distinctive, hand-molded ceramics and their close relationship to Japanese tea culture. This exhibition features tea bowls, water containers, and ...

For 15 generations, just one family has crafted the hand-sculpted (rather than wheel-thrown) Japanese pottery known as Raku, which uses a low-fire technique to produce ceramic objects that bear an ...

For some 450 years the Raku family of potters has maintained a tradition of teaware ceramics epitomizing the wabi-cha aesthetic of the great Sen no Rikyū. We talked to Raku Kichizaemon, the ...

Black Raku chawan, ... After the bowl was packed up and I sat in the transport company’s truck, I could see that person giving a hand clap, as given in worship at a Shintō shrine, ...

Raku means "pleasure," and the word derived from Jurakudai, the name of the recreation palace of warlord and art patron Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1536-98).

Raku is one example and she wanted her students to experience it first-hand. She applied for and received an Arts Education Grant from the Council on Culture & Arts.

To me, Raku was a pleasant, modestly hip gift shop in Claremont where I could pick up high-style gift wrap, handmade greeting cards and occasionally a witty, retro-themed present. Home decor, soaps… ...

Raku is a traditional Japanese ceramic firing technique from the 16th century. The pots were usually hand-formed from a red clay and used for tea ceremonies. Today, potters are attracted by Raku’s ...

“Raku raku” means “comfortable” or “easy” in Japanese, and it’s clear from the moment you switch the screen on that the F12-D has been designed around those principles.

The Raku-Raku SMART PHONE’s touch screen mimics the impression of a conventional phone key, allowing users to first confirm where their finger is touching by highlighting the contact point and then ...