Friday 19 July 2019

Imari Porcelain,

is typically seen in large bowls and vases that are adorned with intricate hand-painted designs,


 but this 2 step process can now be shared by lovers of jewellery,

 the hand painting, known as etsuke, is a 2-step process that involves underglaze painting and overglaze painting. The underglaze painting is done directly onto the bisque ware with a pigment before being glazed, then a 2nd layer is applied over the glaze, creating durability but also depth within the designs,

 the whole process is brought to us by HiN which is a new Japanese jewelry brand created by designer Haruka Okabe. HiN ( in Japanese), which means dignity, 

the designer works with purveyors of traditional craft work to create contemporary designs, their first collaboration is with Hatamantoen, a pottery studio in Saga Prefecture that specializes in Imari porcelain,

 the jewelry pieces can be ordered online, but,


much of the ordering process is in Japanese so non-native speakers may want to consider using a forwarding service, if you’re in Tokyo, HiN has been doing several pop-ups, many of which are posted on their Instagram account, in the near-term, their pieces are being shown at Tsutaya Books in Daikanyama (through 07-31-2019) and Tsutaya Books in Ginza (through 08-19-2019), we have made posts before about glass earrings, but this is the first time we have posted about Imari porcelain earrings.


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