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Kawai Kanjiro's House - He designed the house himself.
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Kawai Kanjiro - Leading 20th Century Potter
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Kawai Kanjiro also worked with wood
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In his later years Kawai Kanjiro made several wooden masks like this
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This wooden dog was used as an armrest and container for household oddments
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A small potter's kiln
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Look closely at the orange peel - can you see a little bird?
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A Japanese White Eye or 目白
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Works by Kawai Kanjiro
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The House of Kawai Kanjiro

michael lambe

February 25, 2007 02:42  0.0 5 4 3 2 1

 

On February 24th 2007, HJ and I visited the house of Kawai Kanjiro in Kyoto. Kawai Kanjiro was skilled in many arts but is famous chiefly for his pottery. His house too is a work of art and well worth a visit. You can learn more about him here:

http://www.e-yakimono.net/html/kawaikanjiro.html
http://mikeylambe.blogspot.com/search?q=goodness

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