WLC’s very own Max Waterhouse looks at Anne Mette Hjortshøj’s tea bowls and oval dishes. He talks about her life and access to materials on the Danish island of Bornholm. We see some footage from an interview taken with Anne Mette for the documentary ‘Paying Honest Attention’.
Ryotaro Kato and the Kobe Dynasty
A recent article described Ryotaro Kato as the ‘son of the seventh master of Kobe Kiln’. ‘Son of the seventh master’ – not the ‘eighth master’. That distinction is important, for it points to two critical aspects of traditional Japanese familial culture: the honouring of elders; and continuation of the family legacy. Japan has, for … Read more
