Raku is a technique, but above all a philosophy.
Some things never change in Japan... The most common items are always the same forms as in the early years of Japanese culture such as Raku.
Old firing technique, oriented in a search for inner harmony between the four elements (earth, fire, air and water) through the material, craftsmanship and creativity.
These unique pieces have been designed to be beautiful, with simple lines and natural, like the aesthetics of Zen Buddhism focuses on the rigor and sobriety.
You will know a little bit more about the Kintsugi (link to photo gallery). In Japan, as custom has it with an object, when it is broken, it is repaired with gold to embellish its cracks, very similar to a person who has surmounted his or her suffering, emerging more noble and beautiful than before.
