Gaiwan (lidded Chinese tea bowl), cha-hai (tea pitcher), chajin (teapot spout pick), tea scoop, teacup, and saucer\u2014<\/p>\n
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This exhibition showcases the creative possibilities inspired by encounters with Chinese tea, as well as Kazumi Tsuji\u2019s playful approach to the challenges of working as a glass artist. Discover a fresh perspective on tea utensils newly realized in glass.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"flexible_message","message_heading":"Japanese\u2013Chinese Tea","message_text":"
\u201cAbout ten years ago, I began to have more opportunities to exhibit at galleries in Taiwan and mainland China. A Taiwanese tea master friend of mine, who loves Japan and the work of Japanese artists, was the connection that led me to begin creating utensils for Chinese tea. At first, I was simply imitating what I saw, but as I drank tea and learned how to brew it, I became completely absorbed\u2014both in the tea itself and in the tools used for it. While part of me thinks it\u2019s absurd for a Japanese person to be making Chinese tea ware, I thoroughly enjoy the creative remix. As a glass artist, it\u2019s an especially challenging pursuit, yet I enjoy it with the excitement of having discovered a new creative avenue.<\/p>\n
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In China and Taiwan too, new scenes are emerging that begin with tea utensils from Japan. They\u2019ve especially captured the interest of younger tea practitioners, and it\u2019s fascinating to see tea gatherings using utensils made by Japanese artists. For us as makers, the theme of \u201cChinese tea,\u201d which came to us unexpectedly, has opened up many opportunities and possibilities. With Chinese tea\u2019s history stretching over 4,500 years, the thought that Japanese crafts might now contribute even a single drop to that long tradition\u2014perhaps for the first time in Japan\u2019s tradition of everyday crafts\u2014is quietly thrilling.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\uff0d Glass artist Kazumi Tsuji<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"flexible_images","images_list":[{"acf_fc_layout":"two_column","one":{"first_image":{"ID":34943,"id":34943,"title":"1784_web_tsuji25_2","filename":"1784_web_tsuji25_2.jpg","filesize":120145,"url":"https:\/\/arts-science.com\/en\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1784_web_tsuji25_2.jpg","link":"https:\/\/arts-science.com\/en\/events\/kazumitsuji25\/1784_web_tsuji25_2\/","alt":"","author":"5","description":"","caption":"","name":"1784_web_tsuji25_2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":34941,"date":"2025-10-27 01:44:22","modified":"2025-10-27 01:44:22","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/arts-science.com\/en\/wp\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1784,"height":1784,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/arts-science.com\/en\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1784_web_tsuji25_2-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/arts-science.com\/en\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1784_web_tsuji25_2-300x300.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":300,"medium_large":"https:\/\/arts-science.com\/en\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1784_web_tsuji25_2-768x768.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":768,"large":"https:\/\/arts-science.com\/en\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1784_web_tsuji25_2-1024x1024.jpg","large-width":1024,"large-height":1024,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/arts-science.com\/en\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1784_web_tsuji25_2-1536x1536.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1536,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/arts-science.com\/en\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1784_web_tsuji25_2.jpg","2048x2048-width":1784,"2048x2048-height":1784}},"first_comment":""},"two":{"second_image":{"ID":34942,"id":34942,"title":"1784_web_tsuji25_1","filename":"1784_web_tsuji25_1.jpg","filesize":68387,"url":"https:\/\/arts-science.com\/en\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1784_web_tsuji25_1.jpg","link":"https:\/\/arts-science.com\/en\/events\/kazumitsuji25\/1784_web_tsuji25_1\/","alt":"","author":"5","description":"","caption":"","name":"1784_web_tsuji25_1","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":34941,"date":"2025-10-27 01:44:21","modified":"2025-10-27 01:44:21","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/arts-science.com\/en\/wp\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1784,"height":1784,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/arts-science.com\/en\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1784_web_tsuji25_1-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/arts-science.com\/en\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1784_web_tsuji25_1-300x300.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":300,"medium_large":"https:\/\/arts-science.com\/en\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1784_web_tsuji25_1-768x768.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":768,"large":"https:\/\/arts-science.com\/en\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1784_web_tsuji25_1-1024x1024.jpg","large-width":1024,"large-height":1024,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/arts-science.com\/en\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1784_web_tsuji25_1-1536x1536.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1536,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/arts-science.com\/en\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1784_web_tsuji25_1.jpg","2048x2048-width":1784,"2048x2048-height":1784}},"second_comment":""}}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"flexible_bullet_list","repeater_bullet_list":[{"bullet_list":"Friday 7 November is by appointment only. (Reservations Closed)"}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"flexible_profile","profile_name":"","profile_detail":"
Kazumi Tsuji was born in Ishikawa in 1964. After studying at California College of the Arts, she joined the Utatsuyama craft studio in Kanazawa as a glass artisan. Tsuji established her own glass studio, factory zoomer, in 1999 with a focus on glass containers. In 2005 factory zoomer\/shop opened, and in 2010, she was appointed chief director for a craft project institution in Kanazawa.<\/p>\n","profile_link":{"title":"https:\/\/factory-zoomer.com","url":"https:\/\/factory-zoomer.com","target":""}}],"event_details":{"repeater_event_details":[{"event_detail_heading":"TITLE","event_detail_text":"
Kazumi Tsuji + factory zoomer \u201cMy Chinese Tea\u201d<\/p>\n"},{"event_detail_heading":"DATE","event_detail_text":"
November 7th (Friday) \u2014 November 16th (Sunday) 2025 \/ 11:00 \u2013 19:00
\nThe Artist will be present on November 7th (Friday)
\nClosed on Tuesday<\/p>\n"},{"event_detail_heading":"STORES","event_detail_text":"