Large dish with binankazura design.
- Ceramics
- Presented in 2013
- H 11.5 x W 50.0 x D 50.0 cm
- Not for Sale
| Category | Ceramics |
|---|---|
| Year Presented | 2013 |
| Dimensions | H 11.5 x W 50.0 x D 50.0 cm |
| Exhibition | The 60th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition |
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Blue underglaze
Blue and white porcelain (sometsuke) is made by painting blue underglaze decorations on white bisque-fired pottery using a cobalt-rich pigment known as zaffer (gosu). The piece is then coated with a transparent glaze and fired. This technique for making blue and white porcelain has been used in China since around the twelfth century during the Yuan Dynasty.
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Iron underglaze
Iron underglaze decorations (tetsu-e) are achieved by painting designs in a pigment containing iron oxide. The piece is then coated with a transparent glaze and fired at a high temperature. This basic method of ceramic underglaze decoration relies on the color changes displayed by iron oxide when it is exposed to heat.
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Pale blue porcelain
Pale-blue celadon porcelain (seihakuji, known as qingbai in Chinese) is made from porcelain clay derived from white stone. The porcelain is bisque fired and then covered with a glaze containing minute amounts of iron, which turns a blue tint when fired. Celadon originated in China. White porcelain made with a glaze that turns transparent when fired is called hakuji (“white porcelain”), while pieces made from porcelain clay containing iron and coated in a glaze that turns a bluish-green when fired is called seiji (“celadon” or “green ware”).
Shiyo Sakai
I decorate porcelain by overglaze painting, using seasonal flowers and fruit as motifs for the designs. I try to give my art work a soft impression.