Charcoal Jar

At Chiiori in Iya Valley, we look at a sumikeshi-tsubo ("charcoal quenching jar").

Alex Kerr
Conversations about East Asian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Tibetan, Vietnamese, Burmese, Khmer, Lao, and Thai art

Books in English:
Lost Japan www.amazon.com/dp/0141979747
Finding the Heart Sutra www.amazon.com/dp/0241468450
Another Kyoto www.amazon.com/dp/B07B8D4H4P
Another Bangkok www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B08MVPJLNV
Living in Japan www.amazon.com/dp/3836566311

Books in Japanese:
『ニッポン巡礼』 www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4087211460
『もう一つの京都』 www.amazon.co.jp/dp/441816510X
『ニッポン景観論』 www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00R3U0XTI
『美しき日本の残像』 www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4022642408