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Eating out / Saga restaurant commemorates Arita-yaki pottery

Edit The Japan News 08 Sep 2016
By Daisaku Uchimura / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff WriterARITA, Saga — For this restaurant’s limited run, the tableware holds as much appeal as the meals served on them. A restaurant has been specially created to offer customers the opportunity to enjoy dishes served on tableware produced by five masters of Arita-yaki pottery in Saga Prefecture. Open through Nov ... Sakaida Kakiemon XV, 48, and Nakazato Tarouemon XIV, 59 ... *Useum Arita. Open ... 27 ... Tel....

"Made in Japan: Kakiemon and 400 years of porcelain" on view at the British Museum

Edit Topix 29 Jun 2016
Kakiemon and 400 years of porcelain celebrates fifteen generations of porcelain production in Arita by showcasing work by one of the most famous potting dynasties ... among other examples, a new work decorated with acorn branches by Sakaida Kakiemon XV representing his coming of age as an artist that he created specifically for the British Museum ....

Asahi Shimbun Display to Present Made in Japan: Kakiemon Exhibit, 6/23

Edit Topix 21 Jun 2016
Kakiemon and 400 years of porcelain celebrates fifteen generations of porcelain production in Arita by showcasing work by one of the most famous potting dynasties ... among other examples, a new work decorated with acorn branches by Sakaida Kakiemon XV representing his coming of age as an artist that he created specifically for the British Museum....

Press Release from Business Wire : Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo

Edit The Times of India 21 Jun 2016
TOKYO, (BSW) - ... This Smart News Release features multimedia. View the full release here.http.//www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160621005599/en/ ... This decorative exhibition consists of Arita porcelain artworks by three renowned porcelain artists, Inoue Manji, the 14th Imaizumi Imaemon and the 15th Sakaida Kakiemon -two of whom are National Living Treasures- whose Arita porcelain overturn conventions and challenge perceptions ... Contact....

The art and science behind treasured Japanese porcelain

Edit Science Daily 05 May 2016
Porcelain connoisseurs have prized the traditional Japanese-style ceramics called akae, typically known for Kakiemon-style ware, for centuries. Its paintings feature a vivid red color against a milky white background. Artisans have passed on their techniques to produce this type of porcelain for generations, but these methods are poorly documented. Now scientists report a practical method for preparing red paints for high-quality akae ... ....

5 Auctions & 1,600 Objects On Offer During Decorative Arts Week at Sotheby's NY (Sotheby's Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 30 Mar 2016
(Source. Sotheby's Inc) Microsoft Word - Sotheby's Decorative Arts Week Spring 2016. New York . Shannon Demers . Shannon.Demers@Sothebys.com. +1 212 606 7176. DECORATIVE ARTS WEEK. At Sotheby's New York ... The sale will also feature a fine selection of 18th-and 19th-century European ceramics including Chelsea 'Hans Sloane' plates, a pair of Meissen Kakiemon candlesticks from the Japanese Palace as well as a collection of large KPM and ... Visit....

Fragrant coffee in Hamada, Miura style

Edit The Japan News 29 Oct 2015
By Kyohei Miyaji / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff WriterHAMADA, Shimane — The world’s first canned coffee celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Mira Coffee, developed by Yoshitake Miura (1901-80), went on the market in 1965. To mark the occasion, Miura’s hometown of Hamada, Shimane Prefecture, is offering many ways to celebrate and enjoy his life’s work ... “In painting we take pride in Tessai Tomioka and in ceramics [Sakaida] Kakiemon ... + - ... ....

'Lovejoy: Series 5' DVD Review

Edit The Examiner 29 Mar 2015
Lovejoy is an antiques dealer who always seems to get right in the middle of something that he really never expects. The antiques world seems to have all kinds of characters. For instance, there are people who would murder, forge, or simply try to trick you out of your money or your merchandise. It really can be a cut throat sort of business. In 'Lovejoy ... In episode 4, 'The Kakiemon Tiger' Lovejoy deals with an I.O.U ... ....

Budget-busting trips: the world's best free attractions

Edit The Independent 18 Mar 2015
Staten Island Ferry, New York. New York’s finest view may be the one that costs the least ... Wallets away, cameras at the ready. Paris on certain Sundays ... Melbourne’s trams ... The British Museum, London ... Which means treasures as diverse as Egyptian mummies, priceless Japanese porcelain Kakiemon statues and the controversial Elgin Marbles – torn from the side of the Parthenon in Athens between 1801 and 1812 – can be espied without expense ... --> ... ....
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