This book is a comprehensive guide to tableware. It covers the history, production, and design of tableware, and introduces 50 carefully selected contemporary Japanese and international tableware artists, including Kitaoji Rosanjin and Kagoshima Mutsumi. It also features 50 masterpieces of Western tableware by master craftsmen such as Minagawa Akira. It also includes practical advice on purchasing, collecting, and storing tableware, examples of how tableware is used in restaurants, and recommendations for places to buy tableware when traveling. Blending a cultural perspective with a contemporary interpretation, it is perfect for readers who love tableware and lifestyle aesthetics to learn about and appreciate tableware from the basics to advanced levels.
