Dictionary Kaikai-mon
Kaikai-monThe literal meaning is an Arabian-style pattern. In the broad sense, it refers to an arabesque pattern, a type...
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Dictionary Kaigazumi (shell pile)
Also called shell-stacking. This is an extremely primitive kiln-filling method that predates bud stacking. When firing v...
Dictionary Blue crystals
It has the same chemical composition (Al2O3.SiO2) as sillimanite and andalusite. When heated, it changes to sillimanite ...
Dictionary Owari no hana (Flower of Owari)
Book title. It is a book on Seto ware and consists of four volumes: Flower Volume (genealogy of potters), Bird Volume (m...
Dictionary Oribe ware
Oribe wareOribe wareOribe-yaki is a ceramic ware produced by Seto ceramic kilns and favored by the tea master Furuta Ori...
Dictionary Oribegutsu (shoes)
Oribegutsu (shoes)Specialty. Kokyu ware of a tea bowl, Oribe. The exterior is covered with a pure black glaze over a whi...
Dictionary Orient Prehistoric Earthenware
Orient Prehistoric EarthenwareThe oldest pottery in the Orient was excavated from the site of Jal in the Tigris River ba...
Dictionary Omokage
OmokageOmokageA Chukoh specialty. This is an old tea caddy in the center of the tea ceremony utensil. This tea caddy was...
Dictionary Omoigawa
OmoigawaChukoh specialty. This tea caddy is made in Karatsu ware. The inscription is from a poem by Enshu Kobori, entitl...
Dictionary Onaeshi Katatsuki
OminaeshiOminaeshiA Chukyo masterpiece. Kosedo kagatatsuki tea caddy. Kobori Enshu chose this inscription for this tea c...
Dictionary Ominaeshi
OminaeshiKorean tea bowl, Hwang Iraho. This Onnaeshi is known as the best of the Honde Ki Iraho series. The mouth rim ha...
Dictionary Ofukeyaki
OfukeyakiThe official kiln of the Owari Tokugawa family. It was located in the Omukaimaru district of Nagoya Castle. In ...