Polygonal Covered Vessel with Overglaze Enamel, Gold and Silver Decoration
- Ceramics
- Presented in 2012
- Sold Out
| Category | Ceramics |
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| Year Presented | 2012 |
| Exhibition | The 59th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition |
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Overglaze enamel
Overglaze enamel decorations (iro-e, literally “colored pictures”) are achieved by applying designs to the surface of already glazed and fired porcelain. The decorations are painted over the glaze, and the piece is fired again at a low temperature of approximately 800℃. The pigments used in traditional overglaze decorations are known as wa enogu (“Japanese paints”) and offer a palette of colors such as red, blue, yellow, green, and purple. Overglaze enameling may also be done with Western pigments (yō enogu).
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Gold/silver decorations
Gold and silver decorations consist of motifs rendered in gold and silver pigments or leaf. The decorations may be applied directly to the clay substrate or as an overglaze decoration that is fired onto the vessel. The gold and silver decorations are fired at lower temperatures than underglaze decorations, then polished to bring out their luster.
Masahiro Maeda
Forming porcelain clay on a potter's wheel and applying overglaze decoration using western colors after glost firing. I try to create a new picturesque way of expressing by hiding the white porcelain base with the decorations.