Tamba ware
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Tamba ware is a traditional Japanese pottery style from the Tamba region, known for its rustic aesthetics, natural ash glazes, and long history as one of Japan’s oldest ceramic traditions.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tamba ware ceramics | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese pottery
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stoneware ⓘ traditional craft ⓘ |
| aesthetic |
naturalistic
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rustic ⓘ wabi-sabi ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Tachikui-yaki
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tamba-yaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| color |
blackish-brown
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brown ⓘ reddish-brown ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | important regional craft of Hyōgo Prefecture ⓘ |
| decorationStyle | mostly unglazed surfaces with natural ash glaze accents ⓘ |
| firingAtmosphere | wood-fired kiln ⓘ |
| firingMethod | high-fired ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfOrigin |
Kamakura period
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late Heian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
local clay resources
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wood ash from kiln firing ⓘ |
| JapaneseName | 丹波焼 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kilnType |
climbing kiln
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noborigama ⓘ |
| market |
collectors of Japanese folk pottery
ⓘ
tea practitioners ⓘ |
| material | stoneware clay ⓘ |
| oneOfJapanSixAncientKilns | true ⓘ |
| productionCenter | Tachikui pottery village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionStartCentury | 12th century ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of Japan’s oldest ceramic traditions ⓘ |
| region |
Hyōgo Prefecture
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Sasayama NERFINISHED ⓘ Tachikui NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamba region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surfaceFeature |
kiln effects
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natural ash runs ⓘ |
| technique |
minimal trimming and decoration
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wheel-thrown ⓘ |
| traditionalUse |
food storage
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sake service ⓘ tea ceremony ⓘ |
| typicalForm |
everyday tableware
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sake bottles ⓘ storage jars ⓘ tea utensils ⓘ |
| typicalGlaze |
iron-rich glaze
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natural ash glaze ⓘ |
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Tamba ware ceramics