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Tang Sansai (Tang Three Colors)A soft three-color glaze produced in China during the Tang dynasty. The name is derived f...

DogenFounder of the Soto sect in Japan, founder of Eiheiji Temple in Echizen Province (Fukui Prefecture). Born in 1200 (...

Kaiyu ware: Union inkstoneCeramic inkstones have been used in Japan, China, and Korea since ancient times, but there is ...

The word "pottery" means pottery glazed on a water-absorbent base. In a broad sense, it is a generic term for pottery ot...

A ceramic sphere about 18 mm in diameter. It was excavated around the Nagakute ancient battlefield in Aichi Prefecture, ...

Ceramic coffinCeramic coffinCeramic coffinA type of clay coffin made by baking clay. Among clay coffins, those that trac...

Doami katatsuki (Doami shoulder impingement)A great masterpiece. This is a tea caddy by Han. The glaze is a white scorpi...

ToishiThere are many examples of grinding stones being used as raw materials for porcelain in Japan. Amakusa whetstone w...

Tenryuji celadonThis is a common name in Japan for celadon made at the Longquan kilns in Zhejiang Province, China. Longq...

An iron-glazed black tea bowl used for daiko-deme (tea ceremony) or kijin-deme (tea ceremony for nobles). The term tenmo...

Tenka-ichi, meaning "peerless under heaven," is an honorary title given to artisans with special skills. This title orig...

One of the tools used for shuhoku molding. It is also called Seto potter's wheel. It is a simple wheel with the center o...