The Six Ancient Kilns (六古窯 Rokkoyō) is a category developed by
Koyama Fujio Koyama Fujio (小山富士夫 ; March 24, 1900—October 7, 1975) was a scholar of Japanese pottery and porcelain and Chinese ceramics. He was also a potter in his own right.
Amongst his publications are:
* "Two Thousand Years of Oriental Ceramics ...
(小山富士夫 1900–1975) in the post-war period to describe the most noteworthy ceramic
kiln
A kiln is a thermally insulated chamber, a type of oven, that produces temperatures sufficient to complete some process, such as hardening, drying, or chemical changes. Kilns have been used for millennia to turn objects made from clay int ...
s of
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
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The six kilns are:
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Bizen ware
is a type of Japanese pottery traditionally from Bizen province, presently a part of Okayama prefecture.
History
Bizen ware was traditionally produced in and around the village of Imbe in Bizen province, from where it received its name. It ...
(備前焼, Bizen-yaki), produced in Bizen, Okayama
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Echizen ware
Echizen ware (越前焼, Echizen-yaki) is a type of Japanese pottery traditionally produced in Echizen, Odacho and Miyazaki Fukui Prefecture.
It is considered one of the Six Ancient Kilns The Six Ancient Kilns (六古窯 Rokkoyō) is a cate ...
(越前焼, Echizen-yaki), produced in Echizen, Odacho and Miyazaki, Fukui Prefecture
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Seto ware (瀬戸焼, Seto-yaki), produced in
Seto, Aichi
is a Cities of Japan, city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 127,659 in 56,573 households, and a population density of 1,146 persons per km². The total area was .
Geography
Seto is located in the hilly north ...
Prefecture
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Shigaraki ware
Shigaraki ware (信楽焼) is a type of stoneware pottery made in Shigaraki area, Japan. The kiln is one of the Six Ancient Kilns in Japan. Although figures representing the tanuki are a popular product included as Shigaraki ware, the kiln an ...
(信楽焼, Shigaraki-yaki), produced in Kōka, Shiga, east of Lake Biwa
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Tamba ware, also known as Tachikui ware (丹波立杭焼, Tamba-Tachikui-yaki), produced in Sasayama and Tachikui in Hyōgo
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Tokoname ware
is a type of Japanese pottery, stoneware, and ceramics produced in and around the municipality of Tokoname, Aichi, in central Japan. Tokoname was the location of one of the Six Ancient Kilns of Japan.
History
Pottery made in Tokoname dates ...
(常滑焼, Tokoname-yaki), produced in
Tokoname
is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 57,872 in 24,872 households, and a population density of 1,035 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Tokoname is located on the western coast ...
, Aichi Prefecture
The Okayama Prefectural Bizen Ceramic Museum held an exhibition in 2001 about the six kilns.
See also
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Enshū's Seven Kilns Enshū's Seven Kilns (遠州七窯 ''Enshū chō'' or ''Enshū nana gama'') is a list of Japanese pottery kilns whose products were considered amongst the favourites of the Japanese tea ceremony master Kobori Enshū (小堀 遠州 1579–1647), who ...
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List of Japanese ceramics sites
The consists of historical and existing pottery kilns in Japan and the Japanese pottery and porcelain ware they primarily produced.
The list contains kilns of the post-Heian period. Not listed are ancient earthenware pottery such as Jōmon potte ...
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Five Great Kilns
The Five Great Kilns (), also known as Five Famous Kilns, is a generic term for ceramic kilns or wares (in Chinese 窯 yáo can mean either) which produced Chinese ceramics during the Song dynasty (960–1279) that were later held in particularly ...
of Song China
References Journey. One thousand years. The Six Ancient Kilns -JAPAN HERITAGE-
External links
Journey. One thousand years. The Six Ancient Kilns -JAPAN HERITAGE-, Six Ancient Kilns of Japan
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