Wa-Sabi-Dou Antiques & Folk Crafts / Charaku Fine Japanese Tea

Our collection includes antique furniture (such as tansu,) antique through contemporary pottery from Japan, SE Asia, and America; folk textiles, woodblock prints, and other "komingu" (daily use items.) Contemporary pottery, prints, and other works are made by craftspeople inspired by Mingei, as well as wabi-sabi philosophy and aesthetics. We also retail a wide variety of Japanese tea and teawares, and promote tea education, through our Charaku Fine Japanese Tea website, www.charaku-tea.com.

Wednesday, January 01, 2014

FIrst Bowl of Tea 2014

Happy New Year 2014 (C.E.) / 2556 (B.E.) / Heisei 26
Year of the Horse
Akemashite Omedetou Gozaimasu!

Appropriately, my first bowl of matcha this year was made in a bowl with an image of galloping horses (hashiri goma.) This horse painting in the style of the Kano School has a long history of adorning the wares of Soma in Fukushima Prefecture.

Best wishes for a Happy, Healthy, Peaceful, and Prosperous New Year.
From Tatsuo Tomeoka
Charaku Fine Japanese Tea / WaSabiDou Antiques & Folk Crafts