Resources for Making Chawan?

[joelbct]

So I am planning to start this Ceramics Class in September. Can anyone recommend resources they can come across for making Chawan, preferably in English? Either books, or online info?

I see this book from Japan Culture Ebay Store, but it is a bit overpriced for a 40 page "book," and there is no translation...

Then there is this or this from Amazon Japan, but again, it's in Japanese, and I don't even know if that's a Chawan...

And

thanks in advance-

[chamekke]

Well, if you decide you want the one that Japan Culture Ebay Store is selling, why not buy it from Amazon Japan for ￥1050 instead of US $34.95 on eBay

It seems to me that there are books on making pottery in the Japanese style (not necessarily chawan-specific ones), but I don't own any myself. I'll ask a couple of friends and if I can find out any titles, I'll post the info here.

P.S. This might not be a bad place to start:
Inside Japanese Ceramics: Primer Of Materials, Techniques, And Traditions

[joelbct]

P.S. This might not be a bad place to start:
Inside Japanese Ceramics: Primer Of Materials, Techniques, And Traditions

Thanks, that one looks great!

I just ordered this one, the 318 page contemporary chawan book with makers marks, but from Amazon Japan.


Looks like it contains fantastic pictures. I think I will hold off on the Japanese-language ceramics instructive books though, got to have that in English.

[MarshalN]

No help for you here, but the two books you linked to on Amazon Japan are both "how to make Chawan", basically.