ceramics

Clay mined from the bottom of rice fields. It is excavated from clay layers deposited at the bottom of valleys after the...

Porcelain with a clay so thin that it seems to consist almost entirely of glaze. It is also called egg curtain or eggshe...

TatsutaSpecialty. Korean teacup, persimmon calyx. Named for the blue and red glaze, which resembles the autumn leaves of...

TatsutaSpecialties. Korean tea bowl, fish shop. Named after the changing color of the glaze, which resembles the autumn ...

Dachi-binA type of Okinawan pottery. Also called a hip bottle. A sake bottle used by the people of the region to carry a...

Tachizuru (standing crane)There are some Korean tea bowls with poorly designed Tachizuru (standing crane) patterns, but ...

A border around the mouth of the body of a dish to prevent the contents from protruding outside. Many incense containers...

Tachi-Uri (put up a melon)A type of kagai (shaped incense container). It is a type of katamono incense container with a ...

Scratches on the bottom of a tea utensil caused by rubbing the utensil on tatami mats. The bottom of a tea utensil is an...

TadanoriChungking specialties. Kuniyaki tea caddy, Satsuma ware. This tea caddy was probably named Tadadano in honor of ...

Tatami-tsuki refers to the part of a tea caddy or tea bowl that is attached to the tatami mat, i.e., its base. It also r...

He was allowed to engage in foreign trade after Yojihei Hisatomi, who was authorized to do so in 1842 (Tempo-13), and he...