Bizen ware

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 Okayama prefecture, formerly known as Bizen province. This artwork is Japan's oldest pottery making technique, introduced in the Heian period. Bizen is one of the six remaining kilns of medieval Japan.

Bizen clay bodies have a high iron content, and traditionally, much organic matter that is unreceptive to glazing. The clay can take many forms.

The surface treatments of Bizen wares are entirely dependent on yohen, or "kiln accidents." Pine ash produces goma, or 'sesame seed' glaze spotting. Rice straw wrapped around pieces creates red and brown scorch marks. The placement of pieces in a kiln causes them to be fired under different conditions, with a variety of different results. Considering that one clay body and type of firing is used, the variety of results is remarkable.

Because of the clay composition, Bizen wares are fired slowly over a long period of time. Firings take place only one or two times a year.

References

* Wilson, Richard L. "Inside Japanese Ceramics". Weatherhill, New York and Tokyo, Second Edition 2005. ISBN 0-8348-0442-5

External links

* e-yakimono.net [http://www.e-yakimono.net/]
* Handbook for the Appreciation of Japanese Traditional Crafts [http://www.nihon-kogeikai.com/TEBIKI-E.html]
* Bizen Gallery Aoyama [http://www.bizenpottery.com/bizen-eshopping.html] in English and Japanese


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