1 Hessho and Stemag in Germany started the production of TiO_2 capacitors and steatite insulators around 1935. Just before the world war Ⅱ, Ito who was a student of Bark-housen and a leader of Japanese Navy lader brought back several samples of Hessho and Stemag to Japan from Germany....
Japanese Art Jomon Ceramics, Buddhist Temple Art, Zen Ink-Painting, Yamato-e Scrolls, Ukiyo-e Prints. MAIN A-Z INDEX Guardian Deity (Kongorikishi) (711) Temple sculpture in clay & wood Japanese Art (c.14,500 BCE - 1900) Guide to the Arts & Crafts of Japan...
Japan is known for ceramics and for having one of the world's oldest pottery practices. It is also know for paintings on scrolls, calligraphy, and decorative folding-fans. What is Japanese traditional art called? Traditional Japanese paintings are referred to as Nihonga. Another traditional Japane...
It is in the context of this tradition thatSatsuma ware, an oddly paradoxical category that can simultaneously refer to some of the most desirable — as well as some of the most reviled — Japanese ceramics ever made, emerged. Tracing these origins and subsequent evolution is essential to unde...
RAKU CERAMICS Originally a Japanese lead-glazed style of earthenware made during the 16th century in Kyoto for the tea-ceremony, raku ware is traditionally molded by hand instead of using a potter's wheel, and thus each item is unique. However, its key characteristic stems from the firing tec...
was spent on them back on Valentine’s Day. That said, I offer below a couple of my favorite Japanese tear-jerkers. By most Western pop or rock standards they’re overly saccharine or schmaltzy. I don’t care – the tunes are beautiful and the words (even if you can’t understand ...
MARUWA's origin comes from ceramic artist family which has history since Edo period (beginning of 1800s). In Taisho Period (in 1910s-20s), the family has started manufacturing dishes for Japanese cuisine. Yoshiro Kanbe has established MARUWA Limited Partnership Company in 1946 in order to sell...
(8th century), introduced by Chinese monks. From there, the Japanese people began to domestically cultivate tea leaves and produce their own styles of chawan. In these early times, Japan had clay earthenware andceramicsmade using low heat. The use of glaze enamel began during the Heian period...
Japanese warlord Toyotumi Hideyoshi dreamed of conquering China and launched two invasions of Korea, in 1592 and 1597, in order to do so. Although he
In this post, we will have a closer look at the history of Japanese Automobile Industry. The Pioneers (1901-1935) The import and sales of automobiles by foreign trading companies The first automobile dealer in Japan was the Locomobile Company of America Agency, specializing in the import and...