Dictionary Kogetsuken
KogetsukenKogetsuken is the rarest and most expensive type of kiln ware from the Qing Dynasty in China. It is said that ...
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Dictionary Black Pottery
Black PotteryDuring the firing of earthenware, the inside of the kiln is reduced to a reducing state and then smoked wit...
Dictionary Kokutei Kiln (Kurotei Kiln)
KOKUTANI (Old Kutani)Also sometimes called sumitei. It refers to the black color of the kiln. The Gekko Yoron (An Essay ...
Dictionary KOKUTANI (Old Kutani)
KOKUTANI (Old Kutani)KOKUTANI (Old Kutani)Porcelain from Kaga Province (Ishikawa Prefecture). It is one of the first por...
Dictionary Gokushin-yaki (Gokushin porcelain)
A method of firing porcelain with a high luster by sealing the lid of a saggars made of the same clay as the product. Th...
Dictionary Kokushoku-doki (black earthenware)
Kokushoku-doki (black earthenware)Earthenware of the late Kofun period (6th century) through the Nara and Heian periods ...
Dictionary Kokushi Nasubi
Kokushi NasubiA major specialty of the period. This is an eggplant tea caddy by Han. In the "Tsuda Munenori Chayu Nikki"...
Dictionary Black porcelain
Black porcelainBlack porcelain is the same term as white porcelain and celadon, and refers to black-glazed ware, mainly ...
Dictionary Kokin Ido (Kokin Well)
Kokin Ido (Kokin Well)Specialty. Korean tea bowl, blue well. The name may have been given to this bowl to indicate that ...
Dictionary Goki (Wu-ware)
Goki (Wu-ware)Goki is a type of lacquered bowl used in Zen temples, and Korai tea bowls similar in shape are also called...
Dictionary Small Kiln
A small kiln is a continuous climbing kiln as opposed to a large kiln (cellar kiln).In the "Diary of Morita Kyuemon," an...
Dictionary Kogatatsuki
KogatatsukiSpecialty. Kogatatsuki tea caddy, Koseido. It is said to have originally belonged to Shao'ogaku, who used it ...