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Aug 05, 2015 • #Aesthetics #bowl #calm #ceramic #ceramics #collection #craft #craftsmanship #cup #gift #Hand made #Japan #Japanese #Katsufumi Baba #mug #new collection #peace #potter #pottery #Shigaraki #simplicity #tea #Teapot #wabizest

Japanese ceramics bring you peace and calm

Imagine a potter who has loved the beauty of natural clay since his teenage years. This potter is named Katsufumi Baba. He trained in pottery in Shigaraki, Shiga prefecture and now makes ceramics in Kuruma, Kyushu. Traditional Shigaraki ware is characterized by its rough clay texture. Shigaraki ware is a prime example of Japanese aesthetics. Its...

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Jul 30, 2015 • #bowl #ceramic #ceramics #coffee #culture #ichi-e #ichi-go #ichigo ichie #Japan #Japanese #living in the moment #mug #one time one meeting #potter #pottery #sado #tea #tea ceremony #wabizest

Ichi-go Ichi-e “Living in the moment”

In Japanese, the sayings “ichi-go ichi-e no deai” means “once in a lifetime meeting,” while "ichi-go ichi-e no en" means "once in a lifetime fate, chance or destiny." The phrase “ichi-go ichi-e” is the basic conceptual foundation of “sado,” which refers to the famous Japanese tea ceremony. This implies that meeting a guest for the first time at a...

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