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Robert Yellin, the host of this site, has been a resident of Japan since 1984. He wrote for ten years a monthly column on Japanese ceramics in the Japan Times, the largest English newspaper in Japan. ( http://www.japantimes.co.jp/arts.htm)
He also contributes to Daruma magazine, and was a former columnist for Honoho Geijutsu, a leading quarterly devoted to contemporary Japanese ceramics. His articles have also appeared in Asian Art Newspaper. Yellin is also the author of Yakimono Sanka published by Kogei Shuppan, a book (in Japanese)
about sake utensils that was recommended by the Japanese Library Association for inclusion into all public libraries.
The book was recently published in English and is titled 'Ode to Japanese Pottery.'
Stories by Robert have also appeared in Winds (JAL) and Ceramics Art and Perception magazines. In addition, he's been featured
in many Japanese publications as well. He has lectured on Japanese
pottery at The Japan Society (Boston/New York), New York University, Yale,
and De Anza College in addition to many private gatherings.
Robert is a member of the Japan Ceramics Society (Nihon Toji Kyokai) and his articles have appeared in its monthly publication Tohsetsu. Robert is also a licensed antique
dealer in Japan. His book 'Ode to Japanese Pottery/Sake Cups
and Flask' was published in July 2004.
We aim to guide and assist our clients in creating a
museum quality collection; works that inspire and teach;
ceramic art that is a joy to live with. Robert spends long
hours searching out fine works to offer from a variety of
networks here in Japan.
Lastly, please do visit our Japanese pottery learning center at
www.e-yakimono.net. There are over 424 pages and 4100 images!
Lastly, Robert's blog can be viewed at http://e-yakimono.blogspot.com/
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