Robert Yellin is an American Japanese ceramics specialist who has regularly written for several publications. Yellin currently resides in Japan where he has been living since 1984. He owns and runs Robert Yellin Yakimono Gallery in Mishima City

Mishima, Shizuoka

is a city located in eastern Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2009, the city has an estimated population of 112,078 and a population density of 1,800 persons per km². The total area is 62.13 km²...

, Shizuoka Prefecture

Shizuoka Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Shizuoka.- History :Shizuoka prefecture was formed from the former Tōtōmi, Suruga and Izu provinces.The area was the home of the first Tokugawa Shogun...

 in addition to an informational website and online Japanese ceramic art gallery. Yellin previously wrote the "Ceramic Scene" column for The Japan Times

The Japan Times

The Japan Times is an English language newspaper published in Japan. Unlike its competitors, the Daily Yomiuri and the International Herald Tribune/Asahi Shimbun, it is not affiliated with a Japanese language media organization...

 for 10 years. He currently writes for Daruma Magazine

Daruma Magazine

Daruma Magazine is a quarterly English language magazine published in Amagasaki, Japan and devoted to Japanese art and antiques. It is owned by Takeguchi Momoko and has been published since 1994. In addition to the major articles, each issue contains brief articles on haiku, woodblock prints, and...

. He previously wrote for the quarterly Japanese ceramics magazine Honoho Geijutsu. Yellin wrote "Yakimono Sanka" published by Kogei Shuppan, a book about sake utensils which was later translated into English under the title "Ode to Pottery, Sake Cups and Flasks".

External links

• Japanesepottery.com, Online Japanese ceramic gallery
• www.e-yakimono.net Information website
• Personal blog