Raku ware
E623300
Raku ware is a traditional Japanese pottery style, especially valued in the tea ceremony for its simple, hand-molded forms and distinctive, often irregular glazes.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Raku tea bowls | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese pottery
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ceramic ware ⓘ |
| artForm | traditional Japanese craft ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Japanese tea ceremony
NERFINISHED
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Raku family lineage ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| creator | Chōjirō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important in Japanese tea culture
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symbol of wabi-sabi in ceramics ⓘ |
| developedDuring | Azuchi–Momoyama period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedDuringCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| developedIn | Kyoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firingTechnique |
low-temperature firing
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post-firing cooling in air ⓘ removal from kiln while red-hot ⓘ |
| genre | tea ceramics ⓘ |
| glazeType | lead-based glazes (historically) ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
crackled glaze
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hand-molded forms ⓘ irregular glazes ⓘ low-fired body ⓘ often asymmetrical shapes ⓘ porous body ⓘ rapid cooling ⓘ rapid firing ⓘ simple forms ⓘ soft clay body ⓘ thick glaze ⓘ wabi-sabi aesthetic ⓘ |
| hasNotableMaker | Raku Kichizaemon family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Western raku pottery ⓘ |
| influencedBy | wabi-cha aesthetics ⓘ |
| material | earthenware ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Raku family
NERFINISHED
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Raku seal granted by Toyotomi Hideyoshi ⓘ |
| patron | Sen no Rikyū NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionMethod |
hand-built
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not wheel-thrown in traditional practice ⓘ |
| region | Kansai region of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleFamily |
black Raku
NERFINISHED
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red Raku ⓘ |
| traditionalCenter | Kyoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
chawan
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tea bowls ⓘ |
| valuedFor |
austere beauty
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individual, unique pieces ⓘ intimate connection with tea ceremony ⓘ tactile qualities ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Raku tea bowls