Lusterware

While there are many types of glazes, some of the most unusual, as well as some of the prettiest, are known as lusterware.

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Tea wares from Occupied Japan

While Japan had a centuries-old tradition of ceramics (stoneware, china, porcelain) ranging from functional to decorative before the war, many of the factories were damaged during the fighting and skilled workers were in short supply. At war’s end, former factory workers and artisans found their way home and began to take up their jobs in the ceramics industry.

 

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Profiles in Tea: Thomas Kasper

This is the story of how a German translator and former beer drinker came to know and love tea … and became the owner of Siam Tee, specializing in the teas of northern Thailand. I’ve sampled several of these teas, and was so impressed that I had to learn more.

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