Dictionary Koshigaraki (Old Shigaraki)
Koshigaraki (Old Shigaraki)Old pottery from Shigaraki, Koka County, Omi Province (Shiga Prefecture). The pottery industr...
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Dictionary Kosatsuma
KosatsumaKosatsuma" generally refers to works from the early period of Satsuma ware production. The potters include natu...
Dictionary Kosai Kiln Site Group
The Kosai Kiln Site Group is a group of old kiln sites located in Kosai and Arai-cho, Hamana-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture. T...
Dictionary Gosai (Five Colors)
Gosai (Five Colors)A type of overglaze enamels completed in the Ming Dynasty of China. The paint is transparent and show...
Dictionary Kogetsuken
KogetsukenKogetsuken is the rarest and most expensive type of kiln ware from the Qing Dynasty in China. It is said that ...
Dictionary Black Pottery
Black PotteryDuring the firing of earthenware, the inside of the kiln is reduced to a reducing state and then smoked wit...
Dictionary Kokutei Kiln (Kurotei Kiln)
KOKUTANI (Old Kutani)Also sometimes called sumitei. It refers to the black color of the kiln. The Gekko Yoron (An Essay ...
Dictionary KOKUTANI (Old Kutani)
KOKUTANI (Old Kutani)KOKUTANI (Old Kutani)Porcelain from Kaga Province (Ishikawa Prefecture). It is one of the first por...
Dictionary Gokushin-yaki (Gokushin porcelain)
A method of firing porcelain with a high luster by sealing the lid of a saggars made of the same clay as the product. Th...
Dictionary Kokushoku-doki (black earthenware)
Kokushoku-doki (black earthenware)Earthenware of the late Kofun period (6th century) through the Nara and Heian periods ...
Dictionary Kokushi Nasubi
Kokushi NasubiA major specialty of the period. This is an eggplant tea caddy by Han. In the "Tsuda Munenori Chayu Nikki"...
Dictionary Black porcelain
Black porcelainBlack porcelain is the same term as white porcelain and celadon, and refers to black-glazed ware, mainly ...