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“SNOWFLAKE” INK RESIST DECORATIONS

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The “snowflake” ink resist (sekka sumihajiki) technique is an original innovation by Imaizumi Imaemon XIV. The technique combines white slip decorations and brush-painted ink-resist designs. By using a slip that is paler than the porcelain, the technique produces subtle expressions. Successfully combining materials with varying contraction rates requires special consideration, both in respect to the application of designs and the firing temperatures used to evaporate the ink resists.

  • Reference: Nihon Kōgeikai Higashi Nihon Shibu (Japan Kōgei Association Eastern Branch), ed., Dentō kōgei-tte nani? – miru, shiru, tanoshimu gaido bukku (What Are Traditional Crafts? –A Guidebook to Seeing, Learning, and Enjoying). Unsodo, 2013.
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