RAKU WARE

This is a home page for THE RAKU MUSEUM situated in Kyoto, Japan.

The Raku Museum is the unique specialisitic museum of Raku ware exhibiting a collection of Raku pieces handed down by the Raku family, a ceramic dynasty of 450 years' history and making further studies on this subject.

The origin of 'Raku' ware, which is now known worldwide rather as a ceramic techinique, was founded by Raku Chojiro in the 16th century Japan to be transmitted up to the present through the 15 generations of Raku potters as a unique ceramic tradition.

This home page is to give the introduction of the history and the artistic developments of Raku ware starting from the founder, Chojiro, to the present 15th generation Kichizaemon and to inform you of coming exhibitions at the Raku Museum.

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