Celadon in 16 Forms いろんな青磁

Japanese follows English.　英語の後に日本語が続きます。

I always wondered why there are so many celadon colors, so looked it up. According to Encyclopedia Britannica, "Celadon is greenish ceramic glaze that is used on stoneware. Celadon is used both for the glaze itself and for the article so glazed. It is particularly valued in China, Korea, Thailand, and Japan."

I still didn't understand why the green or blue* colors of celadon porcelain vary between articles. So, I went to the Asian Gallery (Toyokan) of Tokyo National Museum to compare celadon ware there. (I say "blue" because in Japanese, celadon glaze is "青磁," meaning "blue porcelain.")

1. Large vase with carved peony design,  China, 14th century

Sky and Clouds Reduce Loneliness 空と雲は孤独を減らす

英語の後に日本語が続きます。

The beginning of autumn always makes me feel lonely. It makes me look up at the blue, azure, or pitch-dark sky and the drifting white clouds, searching for my friends up there.

St. Luke International Hospital, Tokyo 聖路加病院

Netsuke - Japanese Lovelorn Ghost Puts a Curse Saying "Urameshiya.." うらめしや～

英語の後に日本語が続きます。

What do you think it is? It's not a field horsetail—it's a Japanese female ghost!

Unable to enter heaven or hell, she returns to this world to take revenge on the guy who played with her heart and broke it, crying 'Urameshiya!' to curse him to hell.

Japanese Women's Minds, and Sheep, Sardine, Mackerel, and Fish Scales 女心と秋の空

英語の後に日本語が続きます。

If you want to be popular with Japanese women, you need to understand the autumn sky. Japan has a saying, "Women's hearts and the autumn sky (onna gokoro to aki no sora)," which means a woman's mind changes as quickly as autumn weather.

Sheep clouds  or altocumulus clouds 羊雲