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When it has reached a suitable hardness, it is placed back on the potter's wheel and sharpened using a plane (or razor),...

Keiryuzan (Mt. Goryong)The remains of numerous kilns dating from the late Goryeo Dynasty to recent years are located on ...

KeiryuThe 11th generation of the Raku family. Born in 1817 (Bunka 14), he was the third son of Ogawa Naohachi of Kokubu,...

Chinese pottery book. Original work by Aipo Hamanan of Changan, supplemented by the pupils Zheng Tinggui and Meng Gui. T...

JingdezhenJingdezhen is one of the largest kilns in China, located in Fuiliang County, Raoju Province, Jiangxi Province....

Quartz grains are agglutinated with silicic acid components, and are used as an element for glazes in the ceramics indus...

Xingzhou Kilnor Xing kiln. Although the kiln site of the Xingzhou kiln in China has not yet been discovered, it is thoug...

This type of pottery was made from finely powdered siliceous clay instead of earthenware clay. The pottery that appeared...

Silicic acid is an oxide of silicon, which is widely distributed and accounts for about 60% of the earth's crust, making...

This book was compiled by Noami and Aami, companions of Ashikaga Yoshimasa, the 8th Shogun.This book is a kind of chroni...

Kuromuta is a pottery production area in Hizen Arita. Its history is the same as that of Arita (Uchiyama), but the color...

Kuro-rakkuKuro-rakku is a type of raku ware with a black opaque glaze. Since kuro-rakku is fired with a high flame, it i...