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Shoki Imari (Early Imari)
JP: 初期伊万里/しょきいまり
Porcelain products made in the region of what is now Arita in the early 17th century. Most of them are blue and white painted pie...
Shonzui
JP: 祥瑞/しょんずい
Blue and white painted porcelain products, made in the kiln of Jing de Zhen, China, in the latter part of the 16th century to the ear...
Shonzuide
JP: 祥瑞手/しょんずいで
Pieces which are covered completely with patterns, like Shonzui.
Shosei (Firing)
JP: 焼成/しょうせい
The firing of porcelain and pottery pieces, divided into three types: suyaki (Biscuit firing), honyaki (firing after glazing process)...
Tengudani-gama Ato (Ruins of Tengudani kiln)
JP:天狗谷窯跡/てんぐだにがまあと
This is the kiln that Korean potter Ri Sanpei is said to have founded in what is now Shirakawa, Arita town, after the discovery...
Tenmokuyu (Tenmoku glaze)
JP: 天目釉/てんもくゆう
Glaze with a high iron content, used for tenmoku products. The iron content results in a rich black glaze, but also produces an amb...
Tochin (stand)
JP: トチン/とちん
A tool, used to load a kiln with pieces by placing them directly on it or on a hama that is then placed on it.
Toko
JP: 陶工/とうこう
Master craftsman or artist, who produces pottery and porcelain products.