mel jacobson on wed 28 mar 07
from the new book...."The Raku Museum" published by the museum/kyoto japan
a quote from Raku XV Kichizaemon 2006
"The characteristic tone and texture of Raku ware is mainly due to
the type of clay used. In the case of red Raku ware in particular..
the red color results from the oxidation firing of the ferrous clay
and the tone is obtained by applying either transparent or
semi-transparent glaze over the clay body. Both the quality and the
type of clay directly determine how the color of red Raku ware will
he achieved, while the glaze application creates subtle effects in
tone and texture_ It has always been a tradition for successive
generations of the Raku family to find and conserve suitable clay for
future generations. The clay which is now used was collected by the
12th generation Konyu and conserved for about 90 years. The clay
stored in the Raku family today was gathered over three generations
by the I2th generation Konyu, the 13th generation Seinyu. and the
14th generation Kakunyu. The clay prepared by one generation is not
meant to be used by that potter but matured slowly so as to be ready
for his great-grandchild. The clay has thus been handed down from
generation to generation over a long cycle of time. It is a rather
highly plastic clay found in Kyoto which contains small amounts of
sand. In the period of Chojiro, yellow clay containing iron called
juraku clay was used. The other representative clays used for Raku
ware are Okazaki clay and Okamedani white clay, which are both found in Kyoto."
he states over and over...this is about `tradition`.
this gives some insight into the tradition of clay saving and aging.
these pots are all hand built. and the clay used is vital in the
tradition of this age old ceramic art.
mel
i am using omni-page scan software to make sure the quotes are
totally correct.
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