Dictionary

Hyakken KilnAn old kiln in Hizen. Located at the foot of a mountain in Itanai, Yamauchi Town, Kishima County, Saga Prefe...

Hima KaratsuThis refers to Karatsu ware that is partially unglazed to reveal the clay. Even ordinary, featureless Karats...

When glazes with different rates of expansion are applied to the base material, a crack is always produced on the glazed...

A container for a charcoal fire. It is also written as "iidou," "hiro (fireplace)," and "hibon (fire tray)," all of whic...

Hidagari" is a type of pottery called hidagari found in Karatsu ware, Satsuma Kochosa, and other regions. These are vess...

Hibakama (scarlet hakama)Specialty. The name is said to be derived from a Korean tea bowl, Gosho-maru, a black brush-wor...

Hino Katatsuki (Hino Shoulder Impulse)A specialty. A karamono kagaju tea caddy. It was owned by Hino Dainagon and passed...

A technique of turning the mouth end of a wheel-thrown vessel outward in a rounded shape. This is one of the most notabl...

An incense burner without a rim in the shape of a mouthpiece. Celadon glaze with a single-layer mouth is described in "C...

The term Hizen jar, which is often found in records before Tensho (1573-92), probably refers to Karatsu ware. (The Histo...

BishamondoSpecialty. Raku ware tea bowl, red, by Koetsu. Koetsu presented it to the Bishamondo Monzeki of Yamashina (Hig...

Hiiro (Scarlet)Unglazed pottery with a reddish mottled color in the shape of bars. The oldest examples are the cups and ...