Dictionary Pinhole
A pinhole is a small hole on the surface of a glaze that looks like a poke mark. Pinholes are caused by bubbles in the b...
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Dictionary HIROSAWADE
HIROSAWADEOne of the Kinkasan Charyu. This is one of the Kinkasan tea containers, with the inscription "hirozawa" as the...
Dictionary HIROSAWA
HIROSAWAChukyo specialties. Kinkasan tea caddy, a copy of a poem by Hirozawa. It was owned by Matsudaira Bizen no Mamoru...
Dictionary Hirado-yaki (Hirado ware)
Hirado-yaki (Hirado ware)Porcelain from Mikawachi, Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture. Also called Mikawachi ware. The nam...
Dictionary Hiraga Gennai
Hiraga GennaiHiraga Gennai was born in Shidoura, Sanuki Province (Shido-machi, Okawa County, Kagawa Prefecture), in 1728...
Dictionary Hyochi-en
Hyochi-enWhen the Austrian World's Fair Office's ceramics factory was closed in 1873, Kawahara Tokutate, who was in char...
Dictionary Hyakken Kiln
Hyakken KilnAn old kiln in Hizen. Located at the foot of a mountain in Itanai, Yamauchi Town, Kishima County, Saga Prefe...
Dictionary Hima Karatsu
Hima KaratsuThis refers to Karatsu ware that is partially unglazed to reveal the clay. Even ordinary, featureless Karats...
Dictionary Fissured glaze
When glazes with different rates of expansion are applied to the base material, a crack is always produced on the glazed...
Dictionary Hibachi (brazier)
A container for a charcoal fire. It is also written as "iidou," "hiro (fireplace)," and "hibon (fire tray)," all of whic...
Dictionary Hidakari (fire gauge)
Hidagari" is a type of pottery called hidagari found in Karatsu ware, Satsuma Kochosa, and other regions. These are vess...
Dictionary Hibakama (scarlet hakama)
Hibakama (scarlet hakama)Specialty. The name is said to be derived from a Korean tea bowl, Gosho-maru, a black brush-wor...