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Placement

Where it goes

Before the question of whether to buy comes the question of where it would sit. A west-facing sill, a hallway console, one shelf of a bookcase. Notes on placing these objects in rooms that were never Japanese.

The Windowsill as a Display: Pottery and Light in Modern Homes

Learn how to safely place Japanese pottery on a windowsill by managing light, temperature fluctuations, and condensation for long-term preservation.

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Placement and Light: Japanese Objects on Modern Shelving

Learn how to display Japanese pottery on bookshelves without creating clutter. Understand light, spacing, and composition for a balanced home aesthetic.

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Placement and Presence: Styling Entryway Pottery

Learn how to display Japanese pottery in an entryway. Discover the rules of scale, height, and surface management to integrate objects into a modern home.

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Placement and Presence: Styling Japanese Ceramics for Dining

Learn how to integrate Japanese ceramics into your dining room. Expert advice on height, light, and materiality for objects that live beside your food.

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Pottery and Moisture: The Physics of Objects in a Bathroom

Learn how moisture affects Japanese ceramics and wood in a bathroom. Discover which materials endure high humidity and which should remain in dry rooms.

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Displaying Japanese Ceramics in Modern Western Interiors

Learn how to display Japanese pottery in your home without creating a souvenir aesthetic by using the principles of the tokonoma and spatial restraint.

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Before the shelf

Pieces are found one at a time, in Japan, and photographed before they are listed. Tell us what you are looking for, and we will write when something arrives that answers it.

We write when there is something to write about — some months twice, some months not at all.