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Waki Kiln (side kiln)

. A branch of Raku ware. While the works of generations of the Raku family in Kyoto are called hon-g...
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Wagan Kiln

Another name for Joseon Busan Kiln. Wagan-yang is the Korean word for tile ware. Most of the old til...
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Rokurome (Wheel-thrown mark)

A mark made on the surface of a potter's wheel by the rotation of the wheel during the wheel throwin...
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Rokuro (Potter’s wheel)

Rokuro (Potter's wheel)Rokuro (Potter's wheel)A lathe for forming ceramics. The wheel is used to for...
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Rokujizo

RokujizoSpecialty items. Korean tea bowl, old well. Enshu Kobori once found this tea bowl in Fushimi...
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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 inscr...
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Ray

RayA city in the southern suburbs of Tehran, the capital of Iran. As the capital of the Seljuk dynas...
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Ruri (Ruri, lapis lazuli)

Ruri glazeChinese translation of Sanskrit Vaidürya. It originally referred to translucent gemstones ...
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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 Isl...
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Ryouin

RyouinThe ninth generation of the Raku family. In 1770, due to Tokuyu's poor health, he succeeded to...
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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 Qid...
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Longquan Kiln

Longquan KilnThe largest celadon kiln in China. It was a large kiln with more than 200 kiln sites in...