Lee on sun 24 feb 08
On 2/22/08, Duff bogen wrote:
> Kathleen
>
> I was thumbing through a book by Wilson(?) on japanese ceramics-
he says shino was
> the result of long slow firing in damp kilns to 1200 degrees
Centigrade (about cone 6{?})
> A nice precident towasrds which to work.
This is true. But they burnt a lot of fuel, because they fired much
longer. The unglazed ware was fired even lower 1100*C, but sometimes
for two weeks. This is what makes modern gas fired work look so
different compared to the traditional work they are inspired by.
Ken Matzuzaki fires Shinos for 7 days in his woodkiln, but for 10
days in his gas coffin kiln.
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Lee in Mashiko, Tochigi Japan
http://mashikopots.blogspot.com/
"Tea is nought but this: first you heat the water, then you make the
tea. Then you drink it properly. That is all you need to know."
--Sen No Rikyu
"Let the beauty we love be what we do." - Rumi
--
Lee in Mashiko, Tochigi Japan
http://mashikopots.blogspot.com/
"Tea is nought but this: first you heat the water, then you make the
tea. Then you drink it properly. That is all you need to know."
--Sen No Rikyu
"Let the beauty we love be what we do." - Rumi
Lee on sun 24 feb 08
On 2/23/08, steve graber wrote:
> i wonder if some of these historical long fires were also during
long crazy rain storms? or >wet wood?
>
> a little nature - happenstance thrown into the mix?
Certainly, if you fire for two weeks, you and going to fire in all
sorts of weather. The kilns simply weren't very efficient so they
fired long enough to get the heatwork done.
They also tended to fire with whatever wood was in the area.
--
Lee in Mashiko, Tochigi Japan
http://mashikopots.blogspot.com/
"Tea is nought but this: first you heat the water, then you make the
tea. Then you drink it properly. That is all you need to know."
--Sen No Rikyu
"Let the beauty we love be what we do." - Rumi
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