Tom Barnett on wed 17 dec 03
Does anyone have any information about these kilns or any names of
Japanese potters / artists who fire such things? I have seen some
photocopies of a Japanese book which I have had someone interpret and
doesnt appear to mention any names - it just details the technique. It is
absolutely fascinating though. It appears this quirky group of people make
anagamas about the size of a football with a firebox big enough to throw
in finger sized bits of wood, a small bagwall and a fire chamber with a
lid that you can lift off and put in something no bigger than a sake cup!
They are made from clay bisque fired, and to achieve the top temperature
use hair dryers to maintain a good feed of air. some of them look like
anagamas, others are anagamas internally but resemble fish or human heads
externally - the mouth being stoking hole. Other people make noborigamas
from a number of separte chambers that are joined on a slope. It looks
like great fun and I would love to find out more.....
Valice Raffi on wed 17 dec 03
>Does anyone have any information about these kilns or any names of
>Japanese potters / artists who fire such things?
Last Spring, there was a thread running on Clayart about these kilns.
Check the archives to read them. Basically, Naoko Gomi
(naokojee@yahoo.com) translated and illustrated a book by Akira Yoshida
called "Minigama". I bought the book and it looks great. The instructions
are clear and easy to follow. Unfortunately, I haven't made the minigama
yet so I can't tell you how well it works! Someday....
Valice
in Sacramento
Lee Love on thu 18 dec 03
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Barnett"
> They are made from clay bisque fired, and to achieve the top temperature
> use hair dryers to maintain a good feed of air. some of them look like
> anagamas, others are anagamas internally but resemble fish or human heads
> externally - the mouth being stoking hole. Other people make noborigamas
> from a number of separte chambers that are joined on a slope. It looks
> like great fun and I would love to find out more.....
Tom, Google is a great resource!
I think I found a link to the kind of kiln you are talking
about. I read about them earlier this year in a ceramics magazine. It
was an article about a potter teaching a "tarento" (T.V. personality) how to
make one. Here is the link:
http://www1.odn.ne.jp/cbh95720/minbook.jpg
This is an english translation via babblefish (if link is broken, paste them
together):
http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/tr?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.odn.ne.jp%2Fcbh95720%2Fminigama.html&lp=jaen&intl=1&tlb=1
There is also a book published about these little kilns. You can see the
front and back covers here:
http://www1.odn.ne.jp/cbh95720/minbook.jpg
Tom Barnett on thu 18 dec 03
thanks a millions for your help. Naoko has got in touch with me aswell so
I might order her translated book. Cheers,
Tom
Odin Maxwell on fri 19 dec 03
>There is also a book published about these little kilns. You can see the
>front and back covers here:
>
>http://www1.odn.ne.jp/cbh95720/minbook.jpg
You can buy this book from Amazon.co.jp (Japanese Amazon). You will have to
set up another account there even if you have an American Amazon account.
Here is a direct link to that book:
http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/books/4575291226/250-2480393-5814601
and a few other books by Yoshida:
http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/407231515X/qid%3D1071469241/250-2480393-5814601
http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/4575296325/qid%3D1071470830/250-2480393-5814601
http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/457529358X/qid%3D1071470882/250-2480393-5814601
The descriptions are in Japanese, but if you look at the upper-middle right
of the page, you will see a link that says "Display in English". This will
not display the body text in English, it will however, display the purchase
navigation buttons in English, as well as purchase instructions in English.
I've set up a temporary webpage that steps through the account setup process
if you run into trouble. Two notes, these are fullsize screenshots so it
might take a bit of time to load. Secondly, it ain't a beauty, but it ought
to work at least. Here is a direct link (the only link to it in fact):
http://www.anagama-west.com/stuff/amcojp.html
om
Lee Love on fri 19 dec 03
----- Original Message -----
From: "Odin Maxwell"
>
http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/books/4575291226/250-2480393-5814601
>
> and a few other books by Yoshida:
>
>
http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/407231515X/qid%3D1071469241/250-2480393-5814601
>
http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/4575296325/qid%3D1071470830/250-2480393-5814601
>
http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/457529358X/qid%3D1071470882/250-2480393-5814601
>
The Japan branch of Amazon has been a money saver for me, since they started
their English language web sites a couple years ago.. The Japanese
bookstores often double the price on imported foreign language books. But
through Amazon.jp , with their free shipping for stuff over \1500, you end
up paying just about what you would in the States.
--
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RubiaM&M on fri 19 dec 03
http://www.yorii.or.jp/~nakajima/sub03E.htm
rubia
Odin Maxwell escreveu:
>>There is also a book published about these little kilns. You can see the
>>front and back covers here:
>>
>>http://www1.odn.ne.jp/cbh95720/minbook.jpg
>>
>>
>
>
>You can buy this book from Amazon.co.jp (Japanese Amazon). You will have to
>set up another account there even if you have an American Amazon account.
>Here is a direct link to that book:
>
>http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/books/4575291226/250-2480393-5814601
>
>and a few other books by Yoshida:
>
>http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/407231515X/qid%3D1071469241/250-2480393-5814601
>http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/4575296325/qid%3D1071470830/250-2480393-5814601
>http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/457529358X/qid%3D1071470882/250-2480393-5814601
>
>The descriptions are in Japanese, but if you look at the upper-middle right
>of the page, you will see a link that says "Display in English". This will
>not display the body text in English, it will however, display the purchase
>navigation buttons in English, as well as purchase instructions in English.
>
>I've set up a temporary webpage that steps through the account setup process
>if you run into trouble. Two notes, these are fullsize screenshots so it
>might take a bit of time to load. Secondly, it ain't a beauty, but it ought
>to work at least. Here is a direct link (the only link to it in fact):
>
>http://www.anagama-west.com/stuff/amcojp.html
>
>om
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Odin Maxwell on fri 19 dec 03
On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 23:49:43 +0900, Lee Love wrote:
>The Japan branch of Amazon has been a money saver for me, since they started
>their English language web sites a couple years ago.. The Japanese
>bookstores often double the price on imported foreign language books. But
>through Amazon.jp , with their free shipping for stuff over \1500, you end
>up paying just about what you would in the States.
If only Amazon would do the reverse in America (allow foreign language
orders from their local site). Free shipping would be sweet, but as I
understand it, that's only _inside_ Japan. International shipping is
expensive - airmail on a single book is 3000 yen ($28ish). I would love to
go to "amazon.com", put in the isbn for a foreign book, and order it
locally. Sadly, no such joy ... at least for these books.
Russel Fouts on fri 19 dec 03
Tom,
>> Does anyone have any information about these kilns or any names of
Japanese potters / artists who fire such things? I have seen some
photocopies of a Japanese book which I have had someone interpret and
doesnt appear to mention any names - it just details the technique. It is
absolutely fascinating though. It appears this quirky group of people make
anagamas about the size of a football with a firebox big enough to throw in
finger sized bits of wood, a small bagwall and a fire chamber with a lid
that you can lift off and put in something no bigger than a sake cup! They
are made from clay bisque fired, and to achieve the top temperature use
hair dryers to maintain a good feed of air. some of them look like
anagamas, others are anagamas internally but resemble fish or human heads
externally - the mouth being stoking hole. Other people make noborigamas
from a number of separte chambers that are joined on a slope. It looks like
great fun and I would love to find out more..... <<
I vaguely remember hearing about these but nothing more than that. I
imagine they might be something like the miniature kiln used by Leach to
test glazes. Described in "A Potter's Book", made out of tiles and fired
with a blow torch. I think someone else carved one out of some fire brick.
Did you see the pictures I took of your firing at Aberystwyth on my site?
As promised, you can have them if you want. I can even send the originals
(bigger files) if you want.
Russel
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