ceramics

Edward Sylvester MorseEdward Sylvester Morse was born in Portland, Maine, USA in June 1838. He studied zoology at variou...

MENPEI (Face Wall)A Chungking specialty. A tea caddy in a later kiln, made by Sho'i. The shape of this tea caddy is much...

MekikiFrom ancient times in China, there was a custom of burying in the tombs of the dead the daily utensils used in the...

Meibin (plum bottle)The mouth is thin, the legs short, the shoulders extremely broad, the shins slightly narrowed, and t...

Mujishino (plain Shino)Shino ware with no design. The "Taisho Meikikan" (Taisho Meikikan) shows a plain Shino tea bowl i...

Mushikui (Insect eating)Mushikui (Insect eating)In some old-style dye works, the overglaze coating does not adhere to th...

Mugi-waradeThis term refers to the pattern of vertical stripes drawn on tea bowls and other objects. The pattern may be ...

Muichibutsu (without one thing)Specialty. Korean teacup with a leaky handle. The inscription is a three-character inscri...

Miyoshi Kofuki (Miyoshi Powder Blowing)A great masterpiece. Korean tea bowl, kohiki. There is a blue-and-white glaze dri...

Miyama-ji (deep mountain road)Beauty specialties. Okukorai tea bowl. The inscription may have sought a connection to the...

Silica stone powder applied to the bottom of vessels to prevent fusing during firing. However, in regions where good qua...

Rice bowlIn ancient times, porcelain was collectively referred to as tea bowls, and thus porcelain rice bowls came to be...