Tokoname ware ceramics

E836278
Japanese pottery stoneware traditional craft

Tokoname ware ceramics are a historic style of Japanese pottery, especially known for their unglazed red stoneware teapots and everyday vessels produced in one of Japan’s oldest kiln sites.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Tokoname ware 2
Tokoname-yaki 1
Tokoname-yaki teapots 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese pottery ⓘ
stoneware ⓘ
traditional craft ⓘ
color dark brown ⓘ
reddish brown ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
culturalSignificance one of Japan’s oldest continuous kiln sites ⓘ
exportedTo other parts of Japan ⓘ
overseas markets in modern times ⓘ
feature fine mesh clay strainers in teapots ⓘ
smooth burnished surface ⓘ
subtle natural ash effects ⓘ
thin, precise teapot spouts ⓘ
flourishedInCentury 12th century ⓘ
13th century ⓘ
hasKilnType climbing kilns (noborigama) ⓘ
large medieval anagama kilns ⓘ
hasProductType flower vases ⓘ
incense burners ⓘ
kyūsu side‑handled teapots ⓘ
large storage jars (ōtsubo) ⓘ
roof tiles ⓘ
sewer pipes ⓘ
tea cups ⓘ
yuzamashi (water coolers for tea) ⓘ
historicalPeriod Heian period origins ⓘ
Kamakura period development ⓘ
influencedBy demand for tea utensils in Japan ⓘ
locatedIn Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
material iron‑rich clay ⓘ
stoneware clay ⓘ
notableFor ceramic pipes ⓘ
everyday household vessels ⓘ
sake bottles ⓘ
shōchū and sake serving ware ⓘ
storage jars ⓘ
tea utensils ⓘ
unglazed red stoneware teapots ⓘ
partOf Six Ancient Kilns of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
productionCenter Tokoname ceramic district NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedAs traditional craft of Japan ⓘ
region Chūbu region NERFINISHED ⓘ
technique oxidation firing ⓘ
unglazed firing ⓘ
yakishime (high‑fired unglazed stoneware) ⓘ
usedFor everyday tableware ⓘ
preparing Japanese green tea ⓘ
serving tea ⓘ
storing liquids ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tokoname → hasTraditionalCraft → Tokoname ware ceramics ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tokoname-yaki
Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture → hasTraditionalProduct → Tokoname ware ceramics ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tokoname-yaki teapots
Tokoname → knownFor → Tokoname ware ceramics ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tokoname ware
Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture → knownFor → Tokoname ware ceramics ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tokoname ware
Aichi Prefecture → traditionalProduct → Tokoname ware ceramics ⓘ