Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Bizen ware — ▪ pottery also called Imbe Ware, pottery manufactured at and near Imbe, Okayama ken (prefecture), on the Inland Sea of Japan, from at least the 6th century AD, in what was once Bizen province. Bizen ware has a dark gray stoneware body… … Universalium
Bizen ware — nihongo|Bizen ware|備前焼|Bizen yaki is a type of Japanese pottery most identifiable by its ironlike hardness, reddish brown color, absence of glaze, and markings resulting from wood burning kiln firing. Bizen is named after the village of Imbe in… … Wikipedia
Bizen Museums — Bizen, in Okayama Prefecture, hosts two kiln site museums devoted to the display of ceramics. Bizen is the site of internationally renowned Bizen ware, unglazed stoneware that has existed from at least the Kamakura period (1185 ndash;1333) to the … Wikipedia
Shigaraki ware — History As a traditional legend, a potter by the name of Kato Shirozaemon Kagemasa, also known as Toshiro, had supposedly gone to China with a Buddhist priest Dogen during the Joo era. Upon his return to Japan around 1227, he wandered through… … Wikipedia
Raku ware — A 16th century black Raku style chawan, used for thick tea (Tokyo National Museum) File:Tea bowl with designs of pine boughs and interlocking circles, unknown raku ware workshop, Kyoto, 18th 19th Cent, Freer Gallery of Art.jpg Tea bowl with… … Wikipedia
Oribe ware — Oribe Dish with Lid Oribe ware (織部焼, Oribe yaki?) is a type of Japanese pottery most identifiabl … Wikipedia
Ōtani ware — (大谷焼, Ōtani yaki?) is type of Japanese pottery most famously known for its large size. Ōtani is made in the part of Naruto, Tokushima known as Ōtani. The potter s wheel used in the production of Ōtani pottery is known as a nerokuro, literally a… … Wikipedia
pottery — /pot euh ree/, n., pl. potteries. 1. ceramic ware, esp. earthenware and stoneware. 2. the art or business of a potter; ceramics. 3. a place where earthen pots or vessels are made. [1475 85; POTTER1 + Y3] * * * I One of the oldest and most… … Universalium
Chaki — Example of a lacquerware natsume. Chaki (茶器) is a Japanese term that literally means tea implement. In the vocabulary of Japanese tea ceremony, it broadly means (1) any implement used in the practice of chanoyu, and more narrowly means (2) the… … Wikipedia
List of Japanese tea ceremony equipment — Some implements for tea ceremony. From bottom left: chashaku (tea scoop), sensu (fan), chasen kusenaoshi (whisk shaper), chasen (bamboo whisk) and fukusa (purple silk cloth) This is a list of articles used in Japanese tea ceremony. Please add… … Wikipedia
