num_pages: 236
description: Handmade Culture examines Raku, a pottery technique practiced in Japan and around the world. More than a history of ceramics, this work considers four centuries of cultural invention and reinvention during times of both political stasis and socioeconomic upheaval. Handmade Culture makes use of archaeological evidence, heirloom ceramics, tea diaries, letters, woodblock prints, and gazetteers and other publications to narrate the history of Raku.
language: English
title: Handmade Culture: Raku Potters, Patrons, and Tea Practitioners in Japan
publisher: University of Hawaii Press