Dictionary Shimai Soshitsu
Shimai SoshitsuPolitical merchant and tea master in Hakata, Chikuzen Province (Fukuoka Prefecture), born in 1539. His al...
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Dictionary Rikizo Shioda
Rikizo ShiodaBorn on September 8, 1864 in Nihonmatsu, Adachi County, Iwashiro Province (Nihonmatsu City, Fukushima Prefe...
Dictionary Makoto Shioda
Born in Kanda, Edo (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) in 1837, Shioda Makoto was a distinguished figure in the ceramic industry during ...
Dictionary Shio-ge (salt chest)
Shio-ge (salt chest)Shio-ge (salt chest) is a type of container with a bulging body and a narrowed mouth. Originally use...
Dictionary Shiinomine-yaki (Shiinomine Pottery)
Shiinomine-yakiAn old kiln of Karatsu ware. The kiln was located in Minamihata Village, Matsuura County, Hizen Province ...
Dictionary Copper oxide
Chemically, there are two types of copper oxide: cuprous oxide (Cu2O) and cuprous oxide (CuO), the former called red cop...
Dictionary Iron oxide (ferric oxide)
The term iron oxide usually refers to ferric oxide (Fe2O3), but there are also ferric oxide as ferric suboxide, and iron...
Dictionary Cobalt Oxide
Cobalt oxide is the main ingredient of the pigment gozu, used in Oriental ceramics for dyeing or painting with gozu. It ...
Dictionary Oxidizing flame
A fire of complete combustion, rich in oxygen. In other words, it is a fire that occurs when there is sufficient ventila...
Dictionary Sarayama
This term refers mainly to porcelain production sites in the Kitakyushu region, and Hizen Arita used to be simply called...
Dictionary Sarayashiki
The legend of the Sarayashiki (Sarayashiki house) has many different versions, and although the original source is still...
Dictionary Sari
SariA small city in Mazanderan on the Caspian Sea coast, north of Iran. It produced ceramics with distinctive bird patte...