Bizen Ware Japanese Jindo of BIZEN JAR 7 X 4 and similar items

For full item description Powered by Frooition All Items See our store for more great items Shop Categories Barware,,books, magazine,cardsTea-Coffee sets,creamer,sugarClock, Paperweight,inkwellCollector plates,water globesDolls,sets,toys,advertisingWood items,basket, music boxesGlass bottles,perfum,decanterGlassware,elegant,pressed,cutReligion, Jewish,ChristmasLamps, lighting, candle holderPlates,bowls, tureen, serversPottery,Indian,Planters,CenterPrints, paintings, wall decorFashion,fragrances, cameraSculpture, Carvings, FigurinesSilver,plated,metal,cloisonneStein,Cookie Jar,Jar,CanisterToby, mugs, pitcher,decantersVanity,trinket,tray,ashtrayVases, tablecloth,napkins, Bizen ware JAPANESE JINDO OF BIZEN JAR 7 X 4" Item Description Bizen ware JAPANESE JINDO OF BIZEN JAR 7 X 4" SIGNED Bizen has a history dating back a thousand years. It became very popular in ritual tea ceremonies among generals during the late 16th century wars, and was often given as gifts for the emperor or shogun in the 17th century. Bizen clay has a high iron content, giving it a traditional red base colour. The unique and various patterns on the pottery is created when brown ash from burnt pine tree logs moulds itself onto the pieces in a kiln reaching 1200?. This high temperature causes the ash to disintegrate and a chemical reaction turns it into glass, producing earthenware that is incredibly hard. The patient craftsmen of Bizen find pride in creating their pottery then placing them in the kiln, keeping the logs burning for two weeks day and night, all the while praying to the god of fire. This humble tradition has carried Bizen?s artisans for over a thousand years, and you will never see the same pattern in any Bizen pottery. The individual pottery design you see here i Additional Details ------------------------------ Product description: For full item description Powered by Frooition All Items See our store for more great items Shop Categories Barware,,books, magazine,cardsTea-Coffee sets,creamer,sugarClock, Paperweight,inkwellCollector plates,water globesDolls,sets,toys,advertisingWood items,basket, music boxesGlass bottles,perfum,decanterGlassware,elegant,pressed,cutReligion, Jewish,ChristmasLamps, lighting, candle holderPlates,bowls, tureen, serversPottery,Indian,Planters,CenterPrints, paintings, wall decorFashion,fragrances, cameraSculpture, Carvings, FigurinesSilver,plated,metal,cloisonneStein,Cookie Jar,Jar,CanisterToby, mugs, pitcher,decantersVanity,trinket,tray,ashtrayVases, tablecloth,napkins, Bizen ware JAPANESE JINDO OF BIZEN JAR 7 X 4" Item Description Bizen ware JAPANESE JINDO OF BIZEN JAR 7 X 4" SIGNED Bizen has a history dating back a thousand years. It became very popular in ritual tea ceremonies among generals during the late 16th century wars, and was often given as gifts for the emperor or shogun in the 17th century. Bizen clay has a high iron content, giving it a traditional red base colour. The unique and various patterns on the pottery is created when brown ash from burnt pine tree logs moulds itself onto the pieces in a kiln reaching 1200?. This high temperature causes the ash to disintegrate and a chemical reaction turns it into glass, producing earthenware that is incredibly hard. The patient craftsmen of Bizen find pride in creating their pottery then placing them in the kiln, keeping the logs burning for two weeks day and night, all the while praying to the god of fire. This humble tradition has carried Bizen?s artisans for over a thousand years, and you will never see the same pattern in any Bizen pottery. The individual pottery design you see here i