With the aid of two labelled pictures of a basic thrown celadon bowl, I’ve outlined the main parts of a piece of pottery and the Japanese words that describe them.
The full page can be found in the “Japanese Pottery Vocabulary” section on the left or from this link here.
Another set of stoneware thrown pieces with a base glaze of tenmoku.
A vase made with Chinese Chun that produces a pleasant light blue colour.
A rice husk chun bowl showing how the glaze runs on the inside surface.
A close up of the way rice husk chun creates a light and dark pattern as it runs over the slippery tenmoku glaze underneath.
Ian Saunders - hand made pottery 
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