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| igayaki 伊賀焼 | Iga 伊賀 ware. A stoneware ceramic made in Iga (now Maruhashira 丸柱 village), Mie Prefecture and in a few nearby villages. The… |
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| imariyaki 伊万里焼 | ✓ | Imari ware. A general term for porcelain from the Arita 有田 region of Saga Prefecture, but not including the Kakiemon 柿右衛門… |
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| inrō 印籠 | Lit. seal caddy. A tiered rectangular or circular container used originally for seals but later for medicines and other… |
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| iro-e 色絵 | Lit. colored picture. 1 A metalwork term for the soldering of thin sheets of gold, silver, or other… |
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| irogami 色紙 | 1 Paper dyed various colors using one of several techniques: sen'izome 繊維染 (raw fibers dyed before… |
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| sahari 響銅 | Also written 佐波理. An alloy of copper containing less than ten percent tin, lead and zinc and of a pale yellowish color. It… |
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| sanageyō 猿投窯 | Sanage 猿投 kilns. A group of old kilns in an area stretching from the western area of modern Nagoya 名古屋 city to the northern… |
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| satsuma-yaki 薩摩焼 | Satsuma 薩摩 ware. A general name for pottery and porcelain made in Satsuma and Ōsumi 大隅 in Shimazu 島津 fief (modern Kagoshima… |
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| setoyaki 瀬戸焼 | Seto 瀬戸 ware. Pottery made in Seto city and nearby areas of modern Aichi Prefecture. The Seto area was the center of pottery… |
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| shari yōki 舎利容器 | Reliquary. A container for the bones of the Buddha *shari 舎利 placed in a stupa or pagoda. In… |
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| shibori-zome 絞染 | Tie dye. A name for a resist-dyeing technique and the fabric made by it. Shibori 絞 designates a huge variety of… |
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| shigarakiyaki 信楽焼 | ✓ | Shigaraki 信楽 ware. Sueki 須恵器 ware was made in this clay-rich area from early times, but a distinctive ware fired in… |
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| shijiko 四耳壷 | Ch: si'erhu. A jar with four lug handles (loop ears) around the mouth or neck of the jar, the handles may be round… |
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| shinoyaki 志野焼 | ✓ | Shino 志野 ware. One of the best known of the Mino wares *minoyaki 美濃焼, first… |
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| shippi 漆皮 | Lacquered leather. Untanned skins of cow, wild pig or deer are softened by soaking, wrapped around a mold to dry in the sun… |
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| shuchin 繻珍 | A satin textile woven with colored woofs to form a pattern, originating in Ming China. As more than seven colors were used,… |
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| sometsuke 染付 | Blue-and-white ware. A white pottery with indigo patterns. On the surface of white pottery, mainly porcelain, designs are… |
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| sukashibori 透彫 | ✓ | Openwork. A method of decoration in which a design is cut out of a plain surface. While sukashibori refers to… |
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| surihaku 摺箔 | Rubbed metal foil. A decorative technique for textiles in which metal foil is impressed on a design first drawn in paste.… |
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