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Special pottery workshop " Create a Chawan " Sunday, April 14

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Special pottery workshop " Create a Chawan "

Sunday, April 14

This workshop will give you the experience of making  Kuro chawan "black tea bowl".  It is  the chawan that Sen no Rikyu had a potter named Chojiro make.You can learn about the history of Chawan while creating your own.

Date : Sunday, April 14th
Joining participants are requested to meet at shop & gallery at 10:00 a.m.
Capacity : 12 people
First-come-first-served basis
Fee: 7,700 yen

Application
Please indicate on the inquiry form that you would like to join the "Special Pottery Experience on 4/14" and let us know your name and the number of people joining.
Email: sakuto@asahiyaki.co.jp
Your reservation will be completed when we reply to you.

Contents
・Participants will make tea bowl using a hand-cranked potter's wheel.
・The workshop is only for one day, so the finishing touches will be done by the instructor at a later date. Those who are interested in finishing can enroll in our free class.
・It takes about 2 to 3 months to complete the tea bowl.
・Finished tea bowl can be shipped domestically or internationally. In such cases, shipping charges will apply.

10：00  am   Meet at ASAHIYAKI Pottery shop & gallery
10：00   am   Start making "Kuro Chawan" 
Explanation of making tea bowl (30 minutes)
Actual production (about 2 hours)
12：30 pm   End
Please note that the ending time may be delayed

As a special treat, all joining participants will receive a ticket for the day of our tea ceremony, and will also enjoy the tea ceremony before the tea ceremony ends at 3:00 p.m.

Details of Tea Ceremony

 



 

Information

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We would like to inform you that ASAHIYAKI pottery class will be closed for the New Year holidays from December 28 - January 6
※We will not be able to respond to inquiries or reservations received during the New Year holiday until January 7.
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This is the class of 11 sessions with a specific theme for people who want to learn pottery deeply. If you are interested in our classes, please make an appointment for a class visit.
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Every Other Week Class on Saturday starting in December

This is an Every Other Week Class on Saturday starting in December. The classes are held twice in a month, so it is easier for busy people to attend.
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Trial Course of Weekly Class starting in December.

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Special pottery workshop " Create a Chawan " Sunday, October 13

Special pottery workshop " Create a Chawan "

Sunday, October 13

This workshop will give you the experience of making  Chawan "Gohon Tachitsuru Tea Bowl".
You can learn about the history of Chawan while creating your own.

"Gohon Tachitsuru Tea Bowl"
Based on the cranes painted by Tokugawa Iemitsu, the third shogun of the Edo Shogunate,
this semi-tubular tea bowl was commissioned to be made by the Pusan Kiln of the Joseon era.

The Nomura Art Museum, the Nezu Museum of Art, and the Kitamura Museum of Art also have tea bowls of the same type in their collections.

"Tachitsuru" means a standing crane.
This time, let's make Gohon tachitsuru tea bowl, which is also auspicious for the New Year.
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