- Hagi ware
nihongo|Hagi ware|萩焼|Hagi-yaki is a type of
Japanese pottery most identifiable for its humble forms and use of translucent white glaze.It originated in the early 17th century with the introduction of potters brought back from Japanese invasions of Korea. [cite web|publisher=BC Culture |url=http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/08/11/090643.php |title=Review: Brighter than Gold - A Japanese Ceramic Tradition Formed by Foreign Aesthetics |author=Purple Tigress |accessdate=2008-01-10 |date=August 11, 2005] [cite web|url=http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/08/eaj/ht08eaj.htm |title=Muromachi period, 1392-1573 |publisher=
Metropolitan Museum of Art |month=October | year=2002|accessdate=2008-01-10 |quote=1596 Toyotomi Hideyoshi invades Korea for the second time. In addition to brutal killing and widespread destruction, large numbers of Korean craftsmen are abducted and transported to Japan. Skillful Korean potters play a crucial role in establishing such new pottery types as Satsuma, Arita, and Hagi ware in Japan. The invasion ends with the sudden death of Hideyoshi.|] [cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=pg5Qi28akwEC |title=Columbia Chronologies of Asian History and Culture |author=John Stewart Bowman |publisher=Columbia University Press |pages =170p |year=2002 |url= |isbn=0231110049|] The localdaimyo of the time were very interested in tea ceremony and funded production of this ware.Potters mix different types of local clay. The most standard result is a pink-orange color, called Korean clay. Wares are formed on the wheel and decorated with translucent glaze made of
feldspar and ash.The signature chip located on the bottom is a local tradition from the
Edo period when potters would deliberately mark their wares in order to sell them to merchants instead of presenting them as gifts to theMori clan .References
* Wilson, Richard L. "Inside Japanese Ceramics". Weatherhill, New York and Tokyo, Second Edition 2005. ISBN 0-8348-0442-5
External links
* "What is Hagi Guidebook" on e-yakimono.net [http://www.e-yakimono.net/html/hagi-artists.html]
* "A Visit To Hagi - The Work of Three Hagi Artists" on e-yakimono.net [http://www.e-yakimono.net/html/hagi-artists.html]
* Handbook for the Appreciation of Japanese Traditional Crafts [http://www.nihon-kogeikai.com/TEBIKI-E.html]
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