Shigaraki Ware: Characteristics
Shigaraki ware is a pottery produced mainly in Shigaraki area in Koka city, Shiga prefecture.
Shigaraki ware is characterized by its distinctive form brought by the wood firing; the reddish-orange (scarlet) color from oxidation of iron in the clay, natural ash glaze acquired from the deposit of ashes in the kilns, and “Koge (Burn)”, [...]