Dictionary Kaihen
This is the Chinese term for mountain glaze cracks, or "kaikhata" in Japanese.There are large and small kaihen. The smal...
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Dictionary Dictionary Hoeyoung
Hoeyoung-gun, Hamgyeongbuk-do, Korea, borders Maejima, Jilin Province, China, across the Tumen River, and its capital is...
Dictionary Grey Pottery
Grey PotteryGrayish-blue earthenware is called grayish-blue pottery in China. The final stage of firing does not allow m...
Dictionary Kaiseki utensils
The meal at a tea ceremony is called kaiseki ryori or kaiseki, and the tableware is called kaiseki utensils. Kaiseki is ...
Dictionary Huaisheng (Huiqing)
Wuqing (blue) came to the Ming Dynasty in China from the Huaijiang region, where Persians, Arabs, and others brought it ...
Dictionary Kaikou
A Chinese term for window painting. It refers to blue-and-white or color-painted vessels that have a window-shaped compa...
Dictionary Kaikai-mon
Kaikai-monThe literal meaning is an Arabian-style pattern. In the broad sense, it refers to an arabesque pattern, a type...
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...