New arrivals of Mr. Ryosuke Ando pottery

It has been getting hot lately in Tokyo of around 30 degree C. It is almost like Summer, but rainy season starts pretty soon, which lasts for about a month until Mid July followed by real hot Summer soon after. Summer in Japan is, as you may now, very hot with high humidity of around…

Hakone yosegi marquetry tortoiseshell design trays with hemp motifs 麻の葉亀甲模様のトレー

The Hakone area of Kanagawa Prefecture is mountainous and well forested with a wide variety of trees. The area is famous for its marquetry handicrafts (Hakone Yosegizaiku), which feature geometrical patters showing the natural colors and grains of the wood from these trees. This craft tradition began in the Hatajuku district of Hakone toward the…