詞彙表

緋襷(ひだすき)

Hidasuki

Hidasuki is the vivid scarlet cord-like markings seen on Bizen ware. Before firing, rice straw is wrapped around the piece; in the flame, minerals in the straw react with the iron-rich...

Hidasuki

Hidasuki is the vivid scarlet cord-like markings seen on Bizen ware. Before firing, rice straw is wrapped around the piece; in the flame, minerals in the straw react with the iron-rich...

素焼き

Suyaki(bisque firing)

Suyaki is the first, low-temperature firing (around 800°C) that hardens a formed piece into porous "bisque" before it is glazed and given its final high-temperature glaze firing. 

Suyaki(bisque firing)

Suyaki is the first, low-temperature firing (around 800°C) that hardens a formed piece into porous "bisque" before it is glazed and given its final high-temperature glaze firing. 

刷毛目

Hakeme

Hakeme is a decoration in which white slip is applied with a coarse brush, leaving sweeping, visible brush strokes across the surface. Rooted in Korean techniques and central to Karatsu...

Hakeme

Hakeme is a decoration in which white slip is applied with a coarse brush, leaving sweeping, visible brush strokes across the surface. Rooted in Korean techniques and central to Karatsu...

五彩(ごさい)/ 五彩手

Gosai / Gosaide

Gosai is the five overglaze enamel colors of Kutani ware: red, yellow, green, purple, and navy (gosu) blue. Used in bold, densely painted compositions, gosai creates the sumptuous palette that...

Gosai / Gosaide

Gosai is the five overglaze enamel colors of Kutani ware: red, yellow, green, purple, and navy (gosu) blue. Used in bold, densely painted compositions, gosai creates the sumptuous palette that...

経年美化(けいねんびか)

Keinen bika (beauty through aging)

he concept that japanese ceramics and other handcrafted objects grow more beautiful as they age and are used. Keinen bika — distinct from the Western concept of “wear and tear”...

Keinen bika (beauty through aging)

he concept that japanese ceramics and other handcrafted objects grow more beautiful as they age and are used. Keinen bika — distinct from the Western concept of “wear and tear”...

古九谷(こくたに)

Ko-kutani (old Kutani)

Ko-kutani (old Kutani) is the first phase of Kutani ware (Kutani-yaki) from Ishikawa Prefecture, produced around 1655. Ko-Kutani is characterised by bold, large-scale compositions in the five-colour (gosai) overglaze enamel...

Ko-kutani (old Kutani)

Ko-kutani (old Kutani) is the first phase of Kutani ware (Kutani-yaki) from Ishikawa Prefecture, produced around 1655. Ko-Kutani is characterised by bold, large-scale compositions in the five-colour (gosai) overglaze enamel...