Zen is the Japanese pronunciation of a Chinese word, ch’an, which comes from a Sanskrit root meaning“thought,”“absorption,” or “meditation.”And contemplation is at the heart of Zen, along with an emphasis on self-control and insight. Its heartening to witness the sublime attributes of...
The local markets have eagerly embraced and supported the contemporary ceramic purveyors and some of the current crop of contemporary ceramicists are featured in this post. Also being displayed is a tasteful video by Luke Riolon on the Ceramique Cafe at the les journees de la ceramique ( ‘D...
Paris importers of Dutch pottery, were granted a monopoly of porcelain manufacture inFrance. It is not known whether they succeeded in making it or not, but, certainly by the end of the 17th century, porcelain was being made in quantity, this time by a factory atSaint-Cloud, near Paris....
Jōmon culture, earliest major culture of prehistoric Japan, characterized by pottery decorated with cord-pattern (jōmon) impressions or reliefs. For some time there has been uncertainty about assigning dates to the Jōmon period, particularly to its on