Ceramic vase with ears. Although ceramic vases may be used in either the furo season (May through October when the enclosed brazier is used to heat the kettle) or the ro season (November through April when the sunken hearth is used), the...
The idea for the design of this basket came from a very old practice of controlling the flow of water in the Kamo River that flows through Kyoto by wrapping large stones in bamboo and placing them strategically. The bamboo tube inside the original...