porous earthenware originally made in Japan and associated with the Tea Ceremony. Also the process of firing pottery to red heat and rapidly cooling in a pit or container of combustible material.
Low-fired earthenware, glazed with lead or alkaline glazes; traditionally made in Japan for the tea ceremony. The pots are taken from the still-firing kiln and plunged into water, sometimes having been previously dropped into vegetation to reduce the metal oxides and so give different color results.
Porous-bodied Japanese pottery coated with a thick lead glaze, in colours ranging from dark brown and light red to straw, green and cream. The ware was first made in the 16thC, and being closely associated with the tea ceremony, is still used in Japan today.
This method of firing pottery results in irregular surfaces and colors. The pottery is removed when it is red hot. It is then placed in a bed of combustible materials and covered.
A type of ceramic pottery made by hand, coated with a thick dark glaze, and fired at a low heat. The resulting vessels are irregularly shaped and glazed, and are highly prized. Raku ware is the pottery used in the Japanese tea ceremony.
Low temperature lead glazed, reduction fired Japanese pottery.
Origianally a Japanese seal given to a prominent family of potters (1598) who developed the technique. The term describes a low fire form of pottery where the pieces are removed from the kiln as soon as the glaze has melted and then left to cool or doused with water. In the mid 20th century Paul Soldner introduced the now popular process of post-firing rediction. In this case the red hot piece is placed in a lidded bin filled with staw or sawdust. The glazes are dramatically altered by the reduction particularly noteworthy are the colors achieved with Copper.
A low-temperature technique of firing , invented by the 16th century Japanese potters. Traditional Japanese raku is associated with small, handbuilt bowls which are used in the tea ceremony. The firing technique generally involves a placement of pottery in a preheated kiln with tongs and removal from the kiln, again with tongs, when the glazes have reached maturity. At this point, the ware may be placed in a combustible material such as leaves, straw, or sawdust which will ignite and smoke the ware. This smoking or reduction process will effect the color of both the clay and the glazes.
a method of firing pottery that was invented in japan, but is now practiced worldwide. taking 45 minutes to an hour (as opposed to 8-18 hours) the temperature reaches almost 1000c (2000f). the pieces are then removed from the kiln with tongs and put into a metal container filled with organic material such as sawdust or leaves. the organic material burns, which uses up the oxygen in the container and causes the metallic effect.
Raku is a classification of ceramics that falls into the low-fire range. The term "raku" describes the piece as well as the firing process used to create it. Originally developed in Japan as a technique for quickly producing small functional vessels, in Western Civilization, because the process has been somewhat altered, raku ware is primarily created as decorative pottery. The most interesting aspect of the technique is that a piece is taken directly from the kiln into a raku pit while it is still very hot. The raku pit is lined with combustible materials, which immediately ignite. The pit is covered, and the resulting fire and smoke add a wide variety of finishes to the piece. The process is quick, exciting, and predictable only within a certain range of possibilities. The uniqueness or "one-of-a-kind" aspect of a raku piece is impossible to reproduce. This, along with its shortcomings for functional use, is the reason raku is popular primarily for decorative purposes. See also firing.
Low-fired Japanese lead-glazed earthenware. Raku is Japanese for 'enjoyment' and this type of pottery is traditionally used in Japan for the tea ceremony.
A technique of rapidly firing low-temperature ceramic ware. Raku firings were used traditionally in Japan to make bowls for tea ceremonies.