ムードを選ぶだけで、空間がそれに応えます。光は冷たさや温もりを帯び、空気の流れが変わり、その感情を宿した作品だけが暗闇の中から浮かび上がります。それ以外のすべては、影の中へと退いていくのです。
The Enduring Legacy of Nabeshima Ware Nabeshima ware, a name synonymous with refined elegance and meticulous craftsmanship, represents a unique chapter in the history of Japanese porcelain. Emerging from the kilns of Ōkawachi, managed directly by the Saga Domain under the Nabeshima clan from the 17th to the 19th centuries, this exceptional pottery wasn’t born from commercial ambition but rather as an expression of aristocratic taste an
d a symbol of power. While often considered a variant of Imari ware due to its geographical proximity – located in what is now Imari, Saga Prefecture – Nabeshima distinguished itself through a distinctive technique and purpose. Unlike its more widely traded counterparts, Nabeshima ware was not intended for the open market; it was reserved exclusively for the use of the Nabeshima clan and as prestigious gifts for the Tokugawa shogunate…