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Copper matt fumed vessel with glazed spot detail

www.shaun-hall-raku.co.uk

Name : shaunhall - (shaun hall)
Member Type: Maker or Artist

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Raku ceramic

The term Raku (literally, "enjoyment" or "ease") for this kind of pottery derives from Jurakudai, the name of a palace in Kyoto built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537-1598), the leading warrior statesman of the time.In the 16th century aviator sunglasses , the Japanese tea master Sen Rikyu, who was involved with the construction of the Jurakudai, had a tile-maker named Chōjirō produce hand-moulded tea bowls for use in the wabi style of tea ceremony that was Rikyū's ideal. The resulting tea bowls made by Chōjirō were initially referred to as "ima-yaki" ("contemporary ware"), and were also distinguished as Juraku-yaki, from the red clay that they employed, called Juraku clay. Hideyoshi presented Chōjirō with a seal bearing the Chinese character for Raku maui jim sunglasses . Raku then became the name of the family that produced the wares. Both the name and the ceramic style have been passed down through the family (sometimes by adoption) to the present 15th generation (Kichizaemon). The name and the style of ware has become influential in both Japanese culture and literature.In Japan, there are "branch kilns" (wakigama) in the Raku-ware tradition, founded by Raku family members or potters who apprenticed at the head family's studio. One of the most well-known of these is Ōhi-yaki versace sunglasses , or Ōhi ware.After the publication of a manual in the 18th century, raku ware was also made in numerous workshops in and around Kyoto, by amateur potters and tea practitioners and by professional and amateur potters around Japan.