[{"id":391026631,"handle":"ceramics","updated_at":"2024-04-16T15:35:07+01:00","published_at":"2016-10-11T16:20:00+01:00","sort_order":"created-desc","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"global","title":"Ceramics","body_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJapan is a land of many rivers and mountains.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAs a result of the beautiful rivers, and green mountain ranges, the earth and stone found in each region of the country has its own character.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom 500 year old antiques, to products made today for daily use - the appreciation of the craftsperson for their material, is clear to see.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","image":{"created_at":"2016-10-31T19:20:02+00:00","alt":"","width":1120,"height":840,"src":"\/\/wagumi-j.com\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/ceramic.jpg?v=1592761253"}},{"id":155340177501,"handle":"ishikawa-celebration","updated_at":"2024-04-03T13:45:08+01:00","published_at":"2019-11-13T12:30:17+00:00","sort_order":"manual","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"global","title":"Ishikawa Celebration","body_html":"\u003cspan style=\"color: #004000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,Baskerville,Georgia,serif; background-color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#004000\" face='\"Times New Roman\",Times,Baskerville,Georgia,serif'\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWintry, and by the sea, Ishikawa is known in Japan for its richness - and the tradition of artisan craft centred on the city of Kanazawa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIshikawa is home to the hyakuman-goku culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA koku was a measure of rice, and of the stipends paid to samurai.  The fertile domains that make up modern Ishikawa, famously had one million of them.  In Japanese: hyakuman-goku.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the era of the hyakuman-goku, the local lords emphasised their harmlessness to the central authority by becoming patrons of art and leisure. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis sense and love of expressive luxury continues today in Ishikawa. Here we present a collection of the items in their life.\u003c\/p\u003e","image":{"created_at":"2019-11-16T18:44:00+00:00","alt":null,"width":1024,"height":768,"src":"\/\/wagumi-j.com\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/drops.jpg?v=1592778666"}}]