BooksThese books are sold only at Raku Museum in Kyoto. We don't ship overseas.
| Title | Author/Editor | Year | Price (¥) | Publisher | Format/Pages/Colour | Content | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chôjirô | Raku Kichizaemon XV (Jikinyū) | 1988 | 2,700 | Raku Museum | AB/136pages/colour | Works of Chôjirô | out of print |
| 2 | Dônyû III | Raku Kichizaemon XV (Jikinyū) | 1998 | 2,500 | Raku Museum | A4/126pages/colour | Works of Dônyû III | on sale |
| 3 | Ichinyû IV | Raku Kichizaemon XV (Jikinyū) | 1996 | 900 | Raku Museum | B5/24pages/colour, monochrome | Works of successive genereations Works illustrated in colour | on sale |
| 4 | Sônyû V | Raku Kichizaemon XV (Jikinyū) | 1982 | 900 | Raku Museum | B5/16pages/colour, monochrome | on sale | |
| 5 | Ryônyû IX | Raku Kichizaemon XV (Jikinyū) | 1989 | 900 | Raku Museum | B5/16pages/colour, monochrome | on sale | |
| 6 | Tannyû X | Raku Kichizaemon XV (Jikinyū) | 1995 | 900 | Raku Museum | B5/24pages/colour, monochrome | on sale | |
| 7 | Kônyû XII | Raku Kichizaemon XV (Jikinyū) | 1984 | 900 | Raku Museum | B5/24pages/colour, monochrome | on sale | |
| 8 | Seinyû XIII | Raku Kichizaemon XV (Jikinyū) | 1983 | 900 | Raku Museum | B5/16pages/colour, monochrome | on sale | |
| 9 | Kakunyû XIV | Raku Kichizaemon XV (Jikinyū) | 1993 | 900 | Raku Museum | B5/24pages/colour, monochrome | on sale | |
| 10 | Raku Tea Bowls: 400 Years of Tradition and Innovation | Hayashiya Seizo, Akanuma Taka, Raku Kichizaemon XV (Jikinyū) | 1998 | - | Raku Museum | A4/222pages/colour, monochrome | Techniques and aesthetics of Raku, 106 works of successive generations in colour illustration | out of print |
| 11 | RAKU: A Dynasty of Japanese Ceramists (English Version) |
Hayashiya Seizo, Akanuma Taka, Raku Kichizaemon XV (Jikinyū) | 1998 | - | Raku Museum | Works in colour illustration Texts in black and white |
English version of No.10 | out of print |
| 12 | Raku Kichizaemon | Raku Kichizaemon XV (Jikinyū) | 1994 | 4,000 | Raku Museum | Colour. 2 volumes | Works of Kichizaemon XV | on sale |
| 13 | Raku Kichizaemon XV (Jikinyū) Autumn 1999 - Spring 2005 |
Raku Kichizaemon XV (Jikinyū) Kikuchi Tomo |
2005 | - | Musée Tomo | AB deform/110pages/colour | Works of Kichizaemon XV | not on sale at the Raku Museum |
| 14 | Series Tôh No.93 Raku Kichizaemon |
Raku Kichizaemon XV (Jikinyū) | 1993 | 2,800 | Kyoto Shoin | 23 x 31cm/48pages/colour | Works of Kichizaemon XV | on sale |
| 15 | World of Tea Utensils Volume IV "Raku Tea Bowls" |
Akanuma Taka, Raku | 2000 | - | Tankôsha | A5/162pages/colour | 50th Anniversary of Tankôsha, 4 volumes in total | not on sale at the Raku Museum |
| 16 | Tenmon | Raku Kichizaemon XV (Jikinyū) Kikuchi Tomo |
1990 | 3,000 | Musée Tomo | 22.5x27cm/120pages/colour, monochrome/hard case |
Works of Kichizaemon XV | on sale |
| 17 | Raku-yaki Sōsei Raku-tte Nandarō?(What is Raku?) | Raku Kichizaemon XV (Jikinyū) | 2001 | 1,800 (+ tax) | Tankôsha | B5/112pages/colour, monochrome | Simple explanations on Raku ware, its history and characteristics | on sale |
| 18 | Chashitsu wo tsukutta (Designing a Tea Room) | Raku Kichizaemon XV (Jikinyū) | 2009 | 2,667 (+ tax) | Tankôsha | B5/478pages/colour, monochrome | Architectural diary/notes on designing Raku Kichizaemon Pavilion at the Sagawa Art Museum |
on sale |
| 19 | Chawan - Ima wo ikiru Jidai wo kataru meiwan | Raku Kichizaemon XV (Jikinyū) (ed.) | 2011 | 2,200 | Chunichi Shinbun | 22×28.5/197pages/colour | with full colour illustration of various famous tea bowls together with those by Raku generations | out of print |
| 20 | Chawanya, To my two sons and all of youth (including English texts) |
Raku Kichizaemon XV (Jikinyū) (ed.) | 2012 | 3,200 (+ tax) | Tankôsha | A3/192pages/colour | Published to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the succession to the Raku Kichizaemon XV (Jikinyū), including photographs of works and accompanying essays and poems | on sale |
| 21 | Teihon Raku Rekidai (Standard Edition: Raku Successive Generations) |
Raku Kichizaemon XV (Jikinyū) and Raku Atsundo | 2013 | 2,800 (+ tax) |
Tankôsha Publishing | B5 deform/328pages (colour: 240pages, monochrome: 88pages) | The first and most comprehensive book on the Raku generational history featuring the work of each generation | out of print |
| 22 | Raku and Hagi – Shinbee’s Raku, Kichizaemon’s Hagi | Raku Kichizaemon XV (Jikinyū) and Sakakura Shinbee | 2014 | 2,400 (+ tax) |
Sekaibunka Publishing | B5 deform/208pages/colour | Challenge for the New: Kichizaemen for Hagi ware Shinbei for Raku ware | not on sale at the Raku Museum |
| 23 | Tsuki to Hana – Raku Sônyû V and Ogata Kenzan - Revisiting the Roots of Raku: Four Generations, Four Perspectives (including English texts) |
Raku Kichizaemon XV (Jikinyū) | 2014 | 4,000 | Raku Museum | A4 deform/192pages/colour | Limited edition of 1000 copies of the exhibition catalogue celebrating 350th Anniversary of the birth of Raku Sônyû | on sale |
| 24 | RAKU: A Legacy of Japanese Tea Ceramics （English Only） |
Raku Kichizaemon XV (Jikinyū) and Raku Atsundo | 2015 | 4,000 (+ tax) |
Seigensha Art Publishing | B5 deform/348pages/colour | Eagerly awaited English version of Teihon Raku Rekidai | on sale |
| 25 | Kakehashi | Raku Kichizaemon XV (Jikinyū) | 2017 | 1,000 | Raku Museum | A5/48pages/ colour | Autumn Special Exhibition 2017 Memorial Booklet featuring all the pictures made by Russian children | out of print |
| 26 | Kōetsu Kō (Thoughts on Kōetsu) | Raku Kichizaemon XV (Jikinyū) | 2018 | 3,200 (+ tax) |
Tankôsha Publishing | A5/deluxe edition/320 pages (colour 120 pages) | Discussion on Hon'ami Kōetsu presented by Raku Kichizaemon XV (Jikinyū) | on sale |
| 27 | Kanjiru Meiwan (My Favourite Raku Tea Bowl) | Raku Kichizaemon XV (Jikinyū) | 2018 | 2,420 | Sekai Bunka Publishing | B5 deform/160pages | The first collection of dialogues between Raku Kichizaemon XV/Jikinyū and 13 Kenjin (wise men) excelled in various fields of art talking about Raku tea bowl and the Raku tradition. | on sale |
| 28 | Tamamizu Ware – Works of Tamamizu Generations and the History | Raku Jikinyū (Kichizaemon XV) | 2021 | 3,960 | Tankôsha Publishing | B5/248pages (colour 104pages） |
The book explains the history and development of Tamamizu ware, the side kiln started by a direct Raku family bloodline, featuring the first three generations. | on sale |
| 28 | Revised New Edition: Teihon Raku Rekidai (Standard Edition: Raku Successive Generations) | Raku Jikinyū (Kichizaemon XV) and Raku Kichizaemon XVI | 2023 | 3,960 | Tankôsha Publishing | B5 deform/336pages (colour: 248pages) | Revised new edition of Teihon Raku Rekidai. | on sale |
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