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LOOKING AT CONTEMPORARY ART THROUGH THE EYES OF A TEA MASTER

ARETHE festival aspires to make people experience contemporary Japanese art through the ritual tradition called chado (the way of tea)....

THE TEABOWL : EAST AND WEST by Bonnie Kemske

The teabowl has become an iconic form in contemporary ceramics. Having travelled from Japan, where it was an inherent part of chanoyu, or...

SOETSU YANAGI : SELECTED ESSAYS ON JAPANESE FOLK CRAFTS

Sixteen essays by Soetsu Yanagi, key figure of the Japanese folk craft (Mingei) movement. A must read for anybody who liked Yanagi's book...

SOPHIE WALKER : THE JAPANESE GARDEN

"This book offers in-depth insight into the art, culture and aesthetics of the Japanese garden. Written from a garden design...

EASTERN PHILOSOPHY - KINTSUGI

"Kintsugi is the remarkable Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with elegance and grace - a tradition with a lot to teach us more...

TRACES OF WORDS. ART AND CALLIGRAPHY FROM ASIA : FUYUBI NAKAMURA

"A fascinating study of word and art forms intrinsic to the cultural, social, and spiritual beliefs of Asia. - Traces of Words: Art and...

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