Kiyoshi Hara

Square jar with iron glaze and design of bird on a Daimyo oak branch.

  • Ceramics
  • Presented in 2014
  • Sold Out

Category Ceramics
Year Presented 2014
Exhibition The 61th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition

  • Iron glaze

    Iron glaze (tetsuyū) refers to a broad category of iron-rich ceramic glazes. Depending on the iron content, these glazes can produce colors ranging from black to brown to amber. Blackish glazes with around five percent iron content are known as Tenmoku (Ch. Jian ware) glazes.

Living National Treasure Kiyoshi Hara

photo Kiyoshi Hara

Lifework: iron glazed ceramics, bluish opaque glazed ceramics etc.