Dictionary Hōkō
Old glazed ware is called hokko, and new glazed ware is called ukihogashi. Hōkō is what is called soko hikari, and uki h...
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Dictionary Houko (tansy pot)
Houko (tansy pot)Specialty. Korean tea bowl, blue well. The name is derived from the color of the glaze, which is remini...
Dictionary Hoka
HokaA Chinese term for a floating pattern. Also called "convex diao," it is a type of pottery in which a floral motif is...
Dictionary Ball-clay.
Ball-clay is a highly plastic clay, originally from Dorst and Devonshire in the United Kingdom. The meaning of the word ...
Dictionary Bentonite
Bentonite is a general term for clay-like materials composed mainly of montmorillonite metamorphosed from volcanic ash o...
Dictionary Henco (flat jar)
Henco (flat jar)Sue ware: ring-shaped vase.A round, flattened jar, probably originally used as an outdoor or portable wa...
Dictionary Bengara (red shell)
Bengara (red shell)Bengara is also called "tetsudan" or "beni" (red), and is sometimes used as "beni-ka" (red) or "benga...
Dictionary Persian three-color wares
Persian three-color waresPersian ceramics with colored glazes similar to the Chinese Tang Sansai. In addition to blue an...
Dictionary spatula mark
spatula markMe refers to the carving marks made by the scraping or stroking of the spatula. Since the spatula was origin...
Dictionary Beveled mouth
The term "beberaro" refers to a bowl or other object with a cut or split mouthpiece that has been overlapped and attache...
Dictionary BENI ZARA
BENI ZARABENI ZARAA dish on which rouge is applied and stored. It is also called "BENI-AN-DARASHI" (BENI-DARA). It is al...
Dictionary Funsai (powder painting)
Funsai (powder painting)A type of porcelain overglaze painting. Also called soft color. An opaque coloring technique inv...