Bizen yaki teacup (21)
Bizen yaki teacup. These small unglazed woodfired cups hold a strong presence. 5.8cm x 4.7cm. Sold individually.
Bizen yaki is one of the six ancient kilns, i.e. Rokkoyo, of Japan. Bizen in Okayama prefecture on Honshu has been a center for ceramics for over a millennium but became especially popular during the 14th century onwards. Bizen is known for its wood firing tradition using naborigama and anagama kilns. These types of kilns are still used today. Bizen ware is made of an iron rich clay that remains unglazed. The aesthetics of the vessels are determined by the play of ash and flame, called “kiln change,” or yohen.
Stylistic elements of Bizen yaki:
Yakishime – unglazed stoneware.
Yohen – “kiln change”, a decorative technique using ash glazes to create subtle to dramatic color variations on the vessel body. These occur naturally in woodfire kilns.
Goma – “sesame seed”, yellow ash-glaze speckled patterns produced on vessels during firing.
Hidasuki – red linear scorch marks made on the body of vessels by applying rice straw and placing the vessel in a saggar before firing.
Bizen yaki teacup. These small unglazed woodfired cups hold a strong presence. 5.8cm x 4.7cm. Sold individually.
Bizen yaki is one of the six ancient kilns, i.e. Rokkoyo, of Japan. Bizen in Okayama prefecture on Honshu has been a center for ceramics for over a millennium but became especially popular during the 14th century onwards. Bizen is known for its wood firing tradition using naborigama and anagama kilns. These types of kilns are still used today. Bizen ware is made of an iron rich clay that remains unglazed. The aesthetics of the vessels are determined by the play of ash and flame, called “kiln change,” or yohen.
Stylistic elements of Bizen yaki:
Yakishime – unglazed stoneware.
Yohen – “kiln change”, a decorative technique using ash glazes to create subtle to dramatic color variations on the vessel body. These occur naturally in woodfire kilns.
Goma – “sesame seed”, yellow ash-glaze speckled patterns produced on vessels during firing.
Hidasuki – red linear scorch marks made on the body of vessels by applying rice straw and placing the vessel in a saggar before firing.
Bizen yaki teacup. These small unglazed woodfired cups hold a strong presence. 5.8cm x 4.7cm. Sold individually.
Bizen yaki is one of the six ancient kilns, i.e. Rokkoyo, of Japan. Bizen in Okayama prefecture on Honshu has been a center for ceramics for over a millennium but became especially popular during the 14th century onwards. Bizen is known for its wood firing tradition using naborigama and anagama kilns. These types of kilns are still used today. Bizen ware is made of an iron rich clay that remains unglazed. The aesthetics of the vessels are determined by the play of ash and flame, called “kiln change,” or yohen.
Stylistic elements of Bizen yaki:
Yakishime – unglazed stoneware.
Yohen – “kiln change”, a decorative technique using ash glazes to create subtle to dramatic color variations on the vessel body. These occur naturally in woodfire kilns.
Goma – “sesame seed”, yellow ash-glaze speckled patterns produced on vessels during firing.
Hidasuki – red linear scorch marks made on the body of vessels by applying rice straw and placing the vessel in a saggar before firing.