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ОглавлениеImari dish in the shape of Otafuku, a jolly household goddess.
For Yuichi, the sun, Mia, Saya, Tai, and Toshi, the stars, Okasama and Obachama. sister moons, and Edmund Quincy Sylvester, who filled the skies with kites and rockets
No book is written alone. This one is the sum of generous servings of help and cooperation from friends and people we admire who shared their blue and white rooms and collections and recipes without stint. To Sanshiro Ikeda for his blessings, Seiji and Harumi Nibe for creative guidance, Bill and Angela Cruger, Martyne and Tom Kupciunas, Hiroshi and Noriyuki Murata of Kosoen, Chie and Hideki Maegawa, Haruri Ginka Gallery, Mr. and Mrs. Susumu Kakitani, Betty and Gil Hoffman for their consummate hospitality, Henk and Alison Hoksbergen, Tamiko and Tsutomu Makishi, Yasuko and Jissei Omine, Mrs. Yoshiko Shimabukuro of the Daiichi Hotel, Naha, Okinawa, the Matsuda brothers of the Yomitan potters' guild, Sachiko Kinjo, the Kumamoto family of Pension Bisezaki, Katsuko and Shungo Shoji, Hiroyuki Shindo for his indigo inspiration, Kenji and Aiko Tanaka, Yoshihiro Takishita of the House of Antiques for his expertise, Kazuko and Tadashi Morita of Morita Antiques for their knowledge, Yoshichika Kitamura, Chikako and Masanobu Matsumoto of the Gifu Bamboo Society, Shokichi Watanabe and Setsuko Shinoda of Gujo Hachiman, Kibo and Keiko Nomoto, Michiko Natsuhara, Noriko Mikawa, Andrea Heinrichsohn, Kim Schuefftan for his knowledge, Koichi Hama for his calligraphy, Takaka Fukuchi and Takaka Enokido for their dedication, Hiroko Izumi, Mitsu Minowa for her cooking, Kyoko Machida, Kazuko Yoshiura for her sashiko, Reiko Okunushi for her quilts, Paula Deitz for her ikat skies. To you all, and unnamed others, thank you.
Published by Tuttle Publishing,
an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.
© 1996 Charles E. Tuttle Publishing Co., Inc.
All rights reserved.
LCC Card No. 95-62393
ISBN: 978-1-4629-0468-6 (ebook)
First paperback edition, 2002
Second printing, 2002
Printed in Singapore
Carp and waterfall design with bubbles on a fragment of an old hemp futon cover.