Masks
Masks from various sources are essential evidence of Japanese culture and an art form in themselves.
Ranma, wood carvings
Ranma are wood carvings that were typically used architecturally as a transom over Japanese sliding doors to let air and heat pass from one side to the other when the doors are closed.
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Kintsugi
Kintsugi represents the Japanese respect for age and also the recognition of well-made ceramics that, in the history of handling by admirers, have been damaged.
Kutani ware
Kutani ware is a group of styles of Japanese porcelain from the Kutani area in the former Kaga province.
Satsuma ware
Satsuma ware is a type of Japanese pottery, originally from Satsuma Province, southern Kyūshū.
Animals and nature
Shintō and Buddhism have a reverent respect and spiritual interest in animals and nature, such as rocks and trees, birds, koi (carp), turtles, snails, insects (especially beetles), and much more.
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Cloisonne
Cloisonné (klwazɔnay) stems from an ancient mid-eastern technique for decorating metalwork.
Earthenware, Stoneware
These ceramic predecessors of porcelain are prolific in Japanese ceramic history.
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Raku ware
Raku ware is a type of Japanese pottery traditionally used in the tea bowls of Chawan, the formal tea ceremony that took place in purpose-designed “tea houses” (chashitsu).