Dictionary Waki Kiln (side kiln)
. A branch of Raku ware. While the works of generations of the Raku family in Kyoto are called hon-gama (main kiln), tho...
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Dictionary Dictionary Wagan Kiln
Another name for Joseon Busan Kiln. Wagan-yang is the Korean word for tile ware. Most of the old tile ware excavated in ...
Dictionary Rokurome (Wheel-thrown mark)
A mark made on the surface of a potter's wheel by the rotation of the wheel during the wheel throwing process. This is o...
Dictionary Rokuro (Potter’s wheel)
Rokuro (Potter's wheel)Rokuro (Potter's wheel)A lathe for forming ceramics. The wheel is used to form ceramics by placin...
Dictionary Rokujizo
RokujizoSpecialty items. Korean tea bowl, old well. Enshu Kobori once found this tea bowl in Fushimi Rokujizo (Fushimi-k...
Dictionary Rousou ido (Old Monk’s Well)
Rousou ido (Old Monk's Well)Great specialties. A Korean tea bowl and an old monk's well. It is inscribed by Oribe Furuta...
Dictionary Ray
RayA city in the southern suburbs of Tehran, the capital of Iran. As the capital of the Seljuk dynasty from around the 9...
Dictionary Ruri (Ruri, lapis lazuli)
Ruri glazeChinese translation of Sanskrit Vaidürya. It originally referred to translucent gemstones of several colors, a...
Dictionary Luzon (Lu Song, Ryu Song)
Luzon (Lu Song, Ryu Song)This term refers to leaf tea pots that are said to have come from Luzon Island in the Philippin...
Dictionary Ryouin
RyouinThe ninth generation of the Raku family. In 1770, due to Tokuyu's poor health, he succeeded to the family name and...
Dictionary Liao Sansai (Three Colors of Liao)
Liao Sansai (Three Colors of Liao)This type of sansai was produced under the rule of the Liao, a Qidan tribe that had be...
Dictionary Longquan Kiln
Longquan KilnThe largest celadon kiln in China. It was a large kiln with more than 200 kiln sites in the area centered o...