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Kitaro Shirayamadani: Master Craftsman

In the late 19th century the nascent modernist movements in American art, like similar movements in…

Greg Robinson • Jan. 17, 2025

19th century 20th century artists arts arts and crafts ceramics Cincinnati Ohio pottery United States

How Congress Killed the Kiln, But Not the Artist—Minnie Negoro and the Heart Mountain Pottery Plant

As part of my ongoing research on Congress and the incarceration of Japanese Americans, I have foun…

Jonathan van Harmelen • June 12, 2024

ceramics Heart Mountain Heart Mountain concentration camp pottery United States World War II World War II camps Wyoming

The Aftertaste of Taisho Democracy in Brazil: The Stories of Three Japanese-Brazilian Women Artists - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Creating works that reflect the Brazilian soil When Akiko landed at the port of Sa…

Masayuki Fukasawa • Sept. 20, 2023

artists authors Brazil ceramics Fashion fashion Fernanda Yamamoto Katsue Yuba São Paulo São Paulo Fashion Week Shoko Suzuki Taisho Democracy Taishō period, Japan, 1912-1926 writers

The Aftertaste of Taisho Democracy Remains in Brazil: The Stories of Three Japanese-Brazilian Women Artists - Part 1

Alianza, where 1,000 Japanese families flocked during the Taisho Democracy period "When my father …

Masayuki Fukasawa • Sept. 19, 2023

artists authors Brazil ceramics Fashion fashion Fernanda Yamamoto Katsue Yuba São Paulo São Paulo Fashion Week Shoko Suzuki Taisho Democracy Taishō period, Japan, 1912-1926 writers

Marisa Matsuda: Shaping her ideals

Her life has passed between art and highly competitive sports, with notable breaks that she has ded…

Javier García Wong-Kit • July 7, 2021

ceramics Lima Marisa Matsuda Peru

From Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteer to Ceramic Sculptor, Moji Ochayashiki - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> After serving as a volunteer in the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers, he travel…

Masayuki Fukasawa • March 19, 2020

Akinori Nakatani artists Brazil ceramics Mogi das Cruzes São Paulo tea

From Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteer to Ceramic Sculptor, Moji Ochayashiki - Part 1

After finishing the visit to the company, I casually looked at the used book section at the entran…

Masayuki Fukasawa • March 18, 2020

Akinori Nakatani artists Brazil ceramics Katakura Zaibatsu (organization) Mogi das Cruzes São Paulo tea

Japanese technique and art give shapes and beauty to clay in Cunha

Knowledge acquired in Japan when used in clay has the power to create and transform. Nisei Marcelo …

Tatiana Maebuchi • Oct. 21, 2019

artists arts Brazil ceramics identity Japanese Brazilians pottery

Canadian Nikkei Artist

Marjene Matsunaga Turnbull: How-to-Bake a Japanese Canadian Cake

Here’s an intriguing idea about how to think about your Japanese Canadian identity: What if it were…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • Aug. 12, 2019

Alberta Canada ceramics Japanese Canadians Onoway pottery Royal Ontario Museum

Akemi Kasuga: “It is important to have the opportunity to help the community”

Carlos Kasuga Osaka is one of the most recognized Latin American Nikkei for his philanthropic work …

Harumi Nako Fuentes +1 • Sept. 12, 2018

Akemi Kasuga arts Carlos Kasuga Osaka ceramics Kasuga Foundation (organization) Mexico

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