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Iga ware

noun

Etymology

Calque of Japanese 伊賀焼 (Iga-yaki).

  1. calqued from 伊賀焼

Definitions

  1. pottery or earthenware from the Iga region (now called Maruhashira) from the early 17th…

    pottery or earthenware from the Iga region (now called Maruhashira) from the early 17th century, noted for its combination of glazed and unglazed surfaces, asymmetrical shapes, and characteristic scorching.

    • Fujido Iga ware is distinguished by a clear-cut form, sculptured by hand or with spatula, a transparent glass-like glaze, and what ceramic experts call koge ("scorch"), that is, dark spots resulting from the carbon in the kiln.
    • The beginnings of Iga ware are not clearly known, but there is even a theory that traces it back to the Nara period (705-794).

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