Kiminori Ota
Jar in irregular shape with Japanese hydrangea vine design in underglaze blue and overglaze gold and silver.
- Ceramics
- Presented in 2018
- H 40.0 x W 28.0 x D 24.0 cm
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| Category | Ceramics |
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| Year Presented | 2018 |
| Dimensions | H 40.0 x W 28.0 x D 24.0 cm |
| Exhibition | The 65th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition |
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Blue underglaze
Blue and white porcelain (sometsuke) is made by painting blue underglaze decorations on white bisque-fired pottery using a cobalt-rich pigment known as zaffer (gosu). The piece is then coated with a transparent glaze and fired. This technique for making blue and white porcelain has been used in China since around the twelfth century during the Yuan Dynasty.
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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.
