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Cinnabar glazeA type of colored glaze used for porcelain with a blood-red color.It has been produced in China since anci...

Kato Kage-nobu of the Kusjiri Kiln in Mino Province (Gifu Prefecture) produced his first white Yakute ware during the Te...

Sillimanite. It has the same chemical composition (Al2O3SiO2) as andalusite and kyanite, but when heated, it is stable u...

Shiratama BunrinA great masterpiece. A karamono Bunrin tea caddy. The name "Shiratama-bunrin" is probably derived from a...

Shiratama is a type of flux, a fine powder of colorless glass used to reduce the degree of melting by mixing with base, ...

ShozuiShozuiAmong tea utensils, there is a group of underglaze blue porcelain called shozui or shozuite. The reason why ...

Jyoyou (Ru ware)Ru ware is a type of celadon ware produced in the Song dynasty (960-1279) in the Linye County area of He...

As described elsewhere (see "Ru Kiln"), celadon porcelain known as Ru ware was produced in the area of Linruo County in ...

Syokiimar (Early Imari)Syokiimar (Early Imari)Shokiimari is a period term proposed as excavation research of Arita kiln ...

JomonJomonJomonJomonJomonJomon is a pattern applied to earthenware by using a large twisted string as the base material ...

Sansai PagodasThe pottery existing in the treasure house of the Nara Shosoin Repository is shown on the left. The word "...

Jomon potteryAncient Chinese earthenware with a rope-like pattern on the surface. Except for high-quality black earthenw...