Dictionary Amakusa porcelain
Amakusa porcelainAmakusa Island in Kumamoto Prefecture is a source of quartz coarse-grained rock, which is used as a raw...
Dictionary
Dictionary 
Dictionary Amakusa Pottery Stone
Amakusa Pottery StoneAmakusaishi is the main raw material for ceramics in Japan, and is used for both glaze and base. Am...
Dictionary Aburi (Roasting)
In the firing of ceramics, the kiln is fired slowly so that the temperature inside the kiln is uniform from the start of...
Dictionary Aburaya-katatsuki
Aburaya-katatsukiA great masterpiece. This tea caddy was made by Han. This tea caddy was the most respected of the Daimo...
Dictionary Anagama (cave kiln)
Anagama (cave kiln)Anagama is a type of old kiln. It seems to be an ancient Korean style. In the period of unglazed cera...
Dictionary Ato-e (after-painting)
A term used to describe a later addition to a painting, i.e., a painting that was not originally there, but was added la...
Atsumi ware Atsumi Peninsula Old Kiln Site Group
Atsumi ware: jar with autumn plant design.These ancient kiln sites are located in the Atsumi Peninsula, Atsumi County, A...
Dictionary New Ceramic Tea Ceremony
In November 1956, Urasenke and five contemporary ceramic artists collaborated to reorganize a tea ceremony using new cer...
Dictionary Azuma Gorai (East Korai)
Azuma GoraiJungheung specialties. Korean teacups and fishmongers. Also known as Edo Koryo or Edo Uoya. This name comes f...
Dictionary Aztec Pottery
Aztec PotteryAztec pottery is usually obtained from Tula, a city site dating to the Tolteca period (85-1250). Tula is lo...
Dictionary Asukagawa (Asuka River)
AsukagawaChukyo specialties. Kinkasan Charyu, Asukagawa Tebon-uta. When Kobori Enshu saw it in Sakai, the tea caddy stil...
Dictionary Ashikaga Yoshimasa
Ashikaga YoshimasaAshikaga Yoshimasa was the 8th Ashikaga Shogun, born in 1435 (Eikyo 7). He was the second son of the s...