Kiyomizu ware (清水焼, Kiyomizu-yaki) is a type of Kyō ware traditionally from Gojōzaka district near Kiyomizu Temple, in Kyoto.
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The history of Kiyomizu ware dates back to the Momoyama period. The earlier production phase is known as Ko-Kiyomizu (old Kiyomizu).[1] One of the foremost producers of Kiyomizu ware is the Unraku kiln (雲楽窯, Unraku-gama), led by the current Unrako Saito III.
References
edit- ^ Pollard, Moyra Clare; Pollard, Curator of the East Asian Collections Clare (2002). Master Potter of Meiji Japan: Makuzu K−ozan (1842-1916) and His Workshop. Oxford University Press. pp. 10–11. ISBN 978-0-19-925255-8.
External links
editMedia related to Kiyomizu ware at Wikimedia Commons
- kiyomizuyaki.or.jp (in Japanese)
- Homepage of Unraku kiln