Dictionary Jianyan
Jianyan is a kiln in China that has been famous for a long time as the main producer of Tianmu tea bowls called "Jian Ch...
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Dictionary Kenjo-Karatsu (Dedicated Karatsu)
Kenjo-Karatsu (Dedicated Karatsu)Karatsu ware tea bowls were presented to the Tokugawa Shogunate year after year. It was...
Dictionary Yuan Ji
Porcelain ware from the Yuan dynasty in China. There are many kilns, but their names are unknown to the public, and they...
Dictionary Kenzan
KenzanKenzanInsei, Kenzan, and Mokume are considered the three greatest potters in Japan. The family name of Kenzan was ...
Dictionary Kensan (Chianzan)
Kensan (Chianzan)Chan cup made in Jian ware in China. In Japan, it is a generic name for so-called "Tenmoku-chawan" (tea...
Dictionary Yuanqun Kiln
Yuan qun kilns were fired during the Yuan dynasty in China. The clay is also coarser and more common, but the most strik...
Dictionary Kerokuro (potter’s wheel)
Kerokuro (potter's wheel)One of the tools used in ceramic molding. The potter's wheel is turned by kicking the periphery...
Dictionary Keramic (Ceramic)
English word meaning "ceramic industry. The word is of Greek origin.Keras means horn, Keramos means horned drinking vess...
Dictionary Gete-mono
A term for oteimono, it refers to miscellaneous daily-use utensils for ordinary people, produced in large numbers rather...
Dictionary Geppaku (moonlight)
Geppaku (moonlight)Chukko specialty. Shinchu old tea caddy, nodate. The origin of the inscription is unknown.The base gl...
Dictionary Crystalline glaze
A glaze in which a portion of the glaze component crystallizes during cooling from the molten state during firing. When ...
Dictionary Geta-in (geta mark)
A vessel with two stripes on the bottom like geta teeth.The geta wake in Iga and the adder ware in Shigaraki are well-kn...