Hank Murrow on tue 15 aug 06
On Aug 14, 2006, at 10:46 PM, Ivor and Olive Lewis wrote:
> Good Friends,
> I have started reading Shin'ichi Hisamatsu, "Zen and the Fine Arts"
> ISBN 0-87011-1507
> Page 331 carries a coloured illustration with the Caption; 221.
> E-shino (painted Shino) ware water container, named Kogan.
> Can anyone enlighten me. What is the technique of E-Shio (painted
> shino) and how is it produced ?
Dear Ivor;
E-shino is made by brushing ona-ita on the pot before glazing with the
shino glaze. Ona-ita is a clayey stone local to the Mino area where
shino began. It is also used on the surface of the glaze, and it that
application is expected to be much stronger in its effect. I have tried
all manner of concoctions, and have never gotten results identical to
Ona-ita stone.
Cheers, Hank
www.murrow.biz/hank
Lee Love on tue 15 aug 06
On 8/14/06, Ivor and Olive Lewis wrote:
> Can anyone enlighten me. What is the technique of E-Shio (painted shino) and how is it >produced ?
Ivor,
I have been looking at these too. Since I memorized the
kanji for Shino, I have been able to find more books at the community
center library. I will put some dimensions up later. Gotta walk
Taiko now. I quote a post of mine to another list from Aug 14th:
on, Aug 14 2006 11:29 pm
The new large format shino books I found at the
community center library have me looking at picture shino. The shino
that is mostly decorated with iron brush work. This work comes in all
kinds of shapes, especially the mukozuki dishes for tea ceremony.
The other interesting thing is that there are no examples of the
gloopy thick applied shinos in these books. Most have a very thin coat
over iron decoration. Some look like American high alumina shinos.
Many of the mukozuki are pretty pale. They weren't put in the best
parts of the kiln (where the tea bowls usually went.)
I don't care much for the current fad of shinos here in Japan that
look like white cake frosting. Has little in common with the original.
Other thing I am doing is testing clay blends from Akechi. Making
chawan out of the test clays. Stamping each test with a number. I am
currently up to 14. Testing the black clays from Joyful Honda and
Akechi.
--
Lee in Mashiko, Japan
'I have lived on the very brink of insanity,
demanding to know Why?
hammering on the door.
It opens.
I was knocking from the inside!'
--Rumi
Ivor and Olive Lewis on tue 15 aug 06
Good Friends,
I have started reading Shin'ichi Hisamatsu, "Zen and the Fine Arts" ISBN =
0-87011-1507
Page 331 carries a coloured illustration with the Caption; 221. E-shino =
(painted Shino) ware water container, named Kogan.
Can anyone enlighten me. What is the technique of E-Shio (painted shino) =
and how is it produced ?
Given our recent discussion relating to the naming of pots. How would =
"Kogan" be interpreted or transliterated ?
For those who have asked in the past about illustrations of Tea Bowls =
there are some excellent illustrations. Regrettable, dimensions are not =
given.
Best regards,
Ivor Lewis.
Redhill,
South Australia.
Lee Love on wed 16 aug 06
Breaker, breaker Good Buddy!
Ivor, I put up some E-Shino photos with their sizes. Let me
know what kinds of forms you are interested in and I will look them
up.
Most of the original shinos were picture shinos. It isn't
too hard to do, but our preference for iron clays and red shinos makes
it more different. You want a white body and then iron slip for
decoration. Also, folks doing shino in the States seem to no be too
fond of the brush. I put three new forms up and their measurements,
including inside depth on the tea bowls! Will put more up when you
tell me what you want.
http://shinoglaze.blogspot.com/
--
Lee in Mashiko, Japan
http://potters.blogspot.com/
"Let the beauty we love be what we do." - Rumi
Stephani Stephenson on wed 16 aug 06
Hank Wrote
"I have tried all manner of concoctions, and have never gotten results
identical to
Ona-ita stone."
Hank , well worded!
even in ceramic matters not related to shino...
I think you have just stated very well one of the universally truths
of ceramics.
No matter what pursuits, endeavors we follow in our ceramic sleuthing
it could be said....
"I have tried all manner of concoctions, and have never gotten results
identical to
___________________ (fill in the blank)."
ah yes! I can relate soooo much!!!!
Stephani Stephenson
steph@revivaltileworks.com
http://www.revivaltileworks.com
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