Aesthetics that transcend the ocean

Hasami ware is popular as modern everyday tableware, and Mikawachi ware features openwork carvings. Nagasaki crafts are imbued with a free and sophisticated style born from exchanges with the world.

Traditional Crafts

  • Ceramics

    Mikawachi ware

    This kiln was used by the Hirado domain, producing white porcelain with delicate techniques such as openwork carving and Karako (Chinese child) painting.

  • Ceramics

    Hasami ware

    Porcelain for the common people that has been around since the Edo period. Durable and modern designs such as the "Kurawanka bowl."

  • Traditional Crafts

    Nagasaki tortoiseshell

    This ornament is made from the shell of a hawksbill turtle. Its translucent amber color and intricate patterning are beautiful.

A modern masterpiece

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