My name is David, and I welcome you to my about me page.  I have opened a store on eBay to share my passion of Japanese ceramics and help amateurs and connoisseurs alike in their quest for splendid pieces.  I am based in Tokyo Japan, where I have been living since 1996, and my privileged location enables me to look for the best antique and contemporary wares from Japan and, from time to time, other parts of Asia.  These wares are often difficult to find outside of Japan, and I will try to be a bridge between here and you.

I will do my best to find and present you high quality and unique pieces from potters long gone to living artists.  And I hope to be as informative as I can, within the limit of my knowledge of ceramics.  The world of Japanese ceramics is very broad and the styles very diverse, from the elegant white porcelain of Arita  to the more rustic pottery of Bizen.  Little by little, I will do my best to find some of the best selections for each style.  I must confess, though, that I favor the Kakiemon style of porcelain and the bowls for the tea ceremony in the Raku and Hagi styles.  But I will keep and open mind and open eyes.

Here are some examples for a few of those styles:

Arita (hakuji: white porcelain): from the city of Arita on the island of Kyushu, where Korean potters founded some of the first Japanese porcelain kilns in the 17th century

Bizen-yaki from the city of Bizen in Okayama prefecture where this style of pottery has been made since the 12th century

Celadon (seiji: blue porcelain) made by an artist from Kyoto.  It is one of the most difficult ceramic to make.

Hagi-yaki from the village of Hagi in Yamaguchi prefecture in Southern Honshu, with a tradition started by Korean potters, too, in the 16th century

Kakiemon (from Arita) vase made by the 13th Kakiemon, from a family of ceramic makers since the early Edo period

Kutani-yaki (Meiji period) from the Ishikawa prefecture on the sea of Japan

Kyo-yaki from Kyoto.  Very refined porcelain for a refined way of life.  Kyoto was the capital of Japan for 800 years and is still home to many master craftsmen

Raku-yaki from Kyoto.  Bowl for the tea ceremony.  Kyoto is still the cultural and spiritual center of Japan.  There, the tea ceremony became what it is today, and indeed, raku bowls are very spiritual and moving pieces.

I will gladly answer any inquiry by e-mail.  Je peux également répondre en français.

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