Lee Love on sat 11 jun 05
Hank Murrow wrote:
> On Jun 10, 2005, at 4:26 AM, mel jacobson wrote:
>
>> by definition and history....shino is a white glaze.
>> some experts believe it was the first truly white glaze.
>
>
> True for Japan. The astonishing thing is that it lasted for only about
> 40_50 years. When the first noborigama was built in Mino, they fired
> so efficiently with the same materials, that the glazes turned out to
> be Oribe.....grey and shiny and 'flat'.......compared to Shino. Thus
> the new name for them.
I am always flabbergasted when I hear someone say "Japanese Shino is a
White glaze." Actually, the word Shino with these kanji does not mean
white or if it is just the name of the incense Master that discovered
it. From Yellin's page:
> "The name Shino is thought to have been taken from Shino Sohshin
> (1444-1523), a master in the art of incense. Another theory is that
> the name comes from a tea caddy in Shino's possession that was called
> "Bamboo Grass," which is also pronounced "shino."
If you cannot read the kanji below, go to the new Shino weblog I have
just started:
http://shinoglaze.blogspot.com/
Read with UFT8
Kanji for Shino: 志野 しの Shino
If you use the Kanji above to search Google, you will find Japanese
shinos that the word shino does not pick up.
These are the root kanji for Shino:
志 3B56 [2754:8e75] U5fd7
べ べし
ゆき intention; plan; resolve; aspire; motive; hopes; shilling SOD
野 4C6E [4478:96ec] U91ce
B166 G2
S11 XJ04738
【埜】XJ1384F
【ヤ ショ の の- T1 ずけ つけ ぬ plains; field; rustic; civilian life
SOD
*Shino*
In Momoyama Era(1570's - 1598), only feldspar was used as material
for Shino glaze.
In Hiromi area, eastern part of Mt. Sanage, there are holes where
feldspars were digged.
In Akazu, west of Mt. Sanage, there are holes where feldspars were
digged. Pottery with
Shino glaze in Mino area is called generally "*Aka-Shino*"(Red
Shino) because the work
becomes red due to feldspar glaze which includes many iron. While,
Shino glaze in Akazu
area is called generally "*Shiro-Shino*"(White Shino) because the
work becomes white
due to feldspar glaze which includes little iron.
*
Shino Substyles:*
* e-Shino (decorated, or "pictured" ware;
iron-oxide designs applied under shino glaze)
* muji Shino (plain white)
* aka-Shino (red Shino)
* beni Shino (red)
* nezumi Shino (gray or "mouse-colored");
designs carved into iron slip; piece covered by Shino glaze
I will post photos of the various color traditional shinos at the web
log. Right now, I have a different analysis of traditional Mino Shinos
at the weblog. They show a high level of Alumina: 20.6%, which makes it
obvious that high alumina clay was also used in the glaze.
李 Lee Love 大
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