SEIREN 靜練 is an ongoing project by Raphaella Wu, exploring textiles, craft, and the relationships that emerge through travel and encounters with artisans. The name SEIREN also echoes the Japanese term 精練 — the process through which cloth is refined and prepared. Each textile arrives with a history of its own. Banshu-ori from Hyogo, shaped […]
To open the SEIREN 靜練 exhibition, Ichiko Horiguchi will host a tea gathering shaped by travel, memory, and the connections between Taiwan and Japan. The selection will include Taiwanese teas, among them Oriental Beauty, recalling the journey Ichiko and Raphaella made through Taiwan last year, alongside old native tree tea made by Ichiko from Mii-dera […]
In this more contemplative gathering, Ichiko Horiguchi invites participants to experience her signature 茶絲道 (Cha-su-ru) through tea she has made from a small native tea tree garden growing in and around Mii-dera Temple in Shiga. The session will include a guided meditation by Ichiko, followed by three teas. Drawing from her long relationship with Mii-dera […]
This is part of our first class from the WAYS OF TEA PROGRAM - Gawiwan Series, for more detailed information, please read here. 3h course, beginning with an introduction to the gaiwan’s history, symbolism, and design — from the classic round bowl to the distinctive “horse-hoof” form, and from porcelain to clay, exploring how shapes […]
This is part of our first class from the WAYS OF TEA PROGRAM - Gawiwan Series, for more detailed information, please read here. 4 hours (3h guided practice + 1h challenge) In this master class, the gaiwan becomes a vessel for exploration, a precise yet playful tool: every pouring point, angle, and swirl writes a […]