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Glossary Term
Raku Ware - Soft, lead-glazed,
low-fired type of pottery used most often in "chado" or "Tea
Ceremony"
-Raku Ware-
(Also "raku-yaki")
English Definition:
A soft, lead-glazed, low-fired type of pottery used most often in "chado" or "Tea Ceremony"
Raku Ware is a style of pottery said to have been started in Kyoto during the second half of the 16th century by a tilemaker named Chojiro. Raku (meaning "pleasure") Ware is characterized by a rough, hand made appearance with subtle, often transparent, lead glazes and exposed patches. Even today, the raku family of potters are making bowls for Tea Ceremony.
Note: "Raku Ware" relates to the craft, Yakimono, Japanese ceramics.
(Also "raku-yaki")
English Definition:
A soft, lead-glazed, low-fired type of pottery used most often in "chado" or "Tea Ceremony"
Raku Ware is a style of pottery said to have been started in Kyoto during the second half of the 16th century by a tilemaker named Chojiro. Raku (meaning "pleasure") Ware is characterized by a rough, hand made appearance with subtle, often transparent, lead glazes and exposed patches. Even today, the raku family of potters are making bowls for Tea Ceremony.
Note: "Raku Ware" relates to the craft, Yakimono, Japanese ceramics.
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