Japanese Wood Fired Ceramics Book

Shrouded in mystery for centuries especially in the western world the artistry behind japanese style wood firing comes into the light in japanese wood fired ceramics authors masakazu kusakabe and marc lancet share everything you need to know to begin or improve as a wood fire artist or connoisseur in this comprehensive reference to firing.

Japanese wood fired ceramics book.

This ancient technique is a favorite among ceramic artists and instructors around the world and this superior resource offers artists valuable insight into this nearly 1 000 years old tradition. 21 x 28 cm. This book covers everything about japanese style wood firing from a potter s perspective with extensive chapters and instruction on kiln construction loading firing and unloading the kiln wood firing effects and glaze and clay body formulations. Japanese inspired pottery to be used in the tea ceremony tea bowls chawan vases for chabana and ikebana mukozuke dishes for japanese cuisine kaiseki resource for food stylists accompanied by shibori and screen printed textiles for the table and wall.

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Masakazu kusakabe and marc lancet the methods materials and aesthetic appreciation of japanese wood firing are explained in great detail in this book. Perhaps the best book on wood firing currently available. There are numerous photos of different surface effects along with their japanese names. The methods materials and aesthetic appreciation of japanese wood firing are explained in exquisite detail in japanese wood fired ceramics.

If you are interested in the more arcane aspects of japanese wood fired kiln effects this is your book. Kamazume firing the kiln. Anagama wood fired pottery by susan kotulak fired in the okidoki anagama.