Japanese Pottery Glossary
Sueki: The Grey Stoneware That Began Japanese ...
Sueki is the grey, hard-fired stoneware that arrived from the Korean Peninsula in the Kofun period — thrown on a wheel and fired hot in a tunnel kiln under reduction....
Sueki: The Grey Stoneware That Began Japanese ...
Sueki is the grey, hard-fired stoneware that arrived from the Korean Peninsula in the Kofun period — thrown on a wheel and fired hot in a tunnel kiln under reduction....
Shirogeshou: How Japanese Potters Make Dark Cla...
Shirogeshou is the decorating technique of coating a clay body that fires red or grey with a white liquid clay — white slip, also called engobe — so that the...
Shirogeshou: How Japanese Potters Make Dark Cla...
Shirogeshou is the decorating technique of coating a clay body that fires red or grey with a white liquid clay — white slip, also called engobe — so that the...
Shinogi
Among the surface techniques of japanese pottery, few are as quietly striking as shinogi (鎬) — the carving of rhythmic ridges directly into the clay. No paint, no bright color:...
Shinogi
Among the surface techniques of japanese pottery, few are as quietly striking as shinogi (鎬) — the carving of rhythmic ridges directly into the clay. No paint, no bright color:...
Ara-neri (rough wedging)
Ara-neri or rough wedging, is the first of the two wedging stages that prepare clay before a piece is shaped. Ara means "rough" and neri means "kneading." A lump of clay...
Ara-neri (rough wedging)
Ara-neri or rough wedging, is the first of the two wedging stages that prepare clay before a piece is shaped. Ara means "rough" and neri means "kneading." A lump of clay...
Mentori (Pottery Faceting Techniques)
Chamfering is a technique of shaving off the surface of a molded vessel to create flat planes (called "men" in Japanese). While a vessel thrown on a potter's wheel has...
Mentori (Pottery Faceting Techniques)
Chamfering is a technique of shaving off the surface of a molded vessel to create flat planes (called "men" in Japanese). While a vessel thrown on a potter's wheel has...
Katakuchi
A "katakuchi" is a bowl-shaped vessel with a spout on only one side. "Kata" means one side, and "kuchi" means spout. Its name perfectly describes its shape. Unlike a tokkuri,...
Katakuchi
A "katakuchi" is a bowl-shaped vessel with a spout on only one side. "Kata" means one side, and "kuchi" means spout. Its name perfectly describes its shape. Unlike a tokkuri,...