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SHINO WARE
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Shino was Japan's first high-fired white-glazed pottery with iron-oxide brush markings; most decoration on pottery up until that time had been carved, incised or appliqued. One distinctive characteristic of Shino is small pinholes called suana (nest holes), which tea masters favor and term yuzuhada, or citron skin. Shino ware often uses milky-white ash/feldspar glaze.
Shino Substyles:
- e-Shino (decorated, or "pictured" ware;
iron-oxide designs applied under shino glaze)
- muji Shino (plain white)
- aka-Shino (red Shino)
- beni Shino (red)
- nezumi Shino (gray or "mouse-colored");
designs carved into iron slip; piece covered by Shino glaze
  
   
Photos, Left to Right, Top Row, Bottowm Row
Red Shino by Suzuki Osamu, e-Shino by Hayashi Kotaro, Kato Kozo
Kagami Shukai, Abe Hitoshi, Tsukamoto Haruhiko,
Aka-Shino by Yoshida Yoshihiko
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ORIBE WARE (Both Green and Black)
A high-fired ware that originated around 1600. This ceramic style is named after tea master and warrior Furuta Oribe (1545-1615). General features include a dark green copper glaze, white slip, underglaze brush work, and use of clear glaze.
  
  
Photos, Left to Right
(Top Row) Kato Yasukage, Tsukamoto Haruhiko, Tsukamoto Haruhiko
(Bottom Row) Okabe Mineo, Kato Yasukage, Matsuzaki Ken
SETOGURO WARE (Black Seto)
A high-fired ware that originated in the late 16th century. Black glaze is achieved by removing the iron-glazed pots from the kiln when they are red-hot (a technique called hikidashi guro).
  
 
Photos, Left to Right
(Top Row) Yoshida Yoshikiko, Tsujimura Shiro, Tsujimura Shiro
(Bottom Row) Yamada Kazu, Kato Shigetaka
KI-SETO WARE (Yellow Seto)
High-fired ware that originated in late 16th century
   
Photos, Left to Right, Kato Kozo, All Others by Kagami Shukai
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There are some key terms to know when looking at Ki-Seto:
- Aburage-de (deep-fried tofu) which is a thickly applied matte yellow glaze with a crinkled or semi-rough surface.
- Ayame-de are vessels with an iris design. Other incised designs include plum blossoms, radishes, turnips, and chrysanthemums. Can have an aburage-de feel in the glazing.
- Guinomi-de, hexagonal sake cup shapes, many of the earliest Ki-Seto wares excavated by Kato Tokuro at the Kamashita kiln (the most famous Momoyama period Ki-Seto kiln) were of this small type. Very similar to aburage-de in glazing.
- Kiku-zara-de, wares originally fired at the Ohira kilns in Gifu during the early-mid Edo period (1603 - 1867), usually with a foliated rim (rinka) and bold splashes of copper green.
- Tanpan, the green copper splashes on Ki-Seto. They should appear natural and not just plastic looking roundels. (See Keshiki for example of Tanpan)
- Koge, brown scorch marks. (See Keshiki for example of Koge)
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LEARN MORE ABOUT MINO
SOME PLACES TO START
MINO - GENERAL RESOURCES
Arakawa Toyozo Museum
Arakawa Toyozo Photo Tour
Mino and Momoyama History Japan Times Article
Kato Kageaki and Kato Seizo (Mino Legends) Japan Times Article
Kato Kozo (Mino's Finest)
Kato Kozo - Resurrecting 16th Century Kiln Techniques
Kato Tokuro Photo Tour
Takauchi Shugo - Mashiko Mino Master
Yoshida Yoshihiko Japan Times Article
SHINO
Abe Hitoshi Exhibition
Arakawa Toyozo Photo Tour
Kato Kozo (Mino's Finest)
Kato Tokuro Photo Tour
Kobayashi Junko Japan Times Article
Sakai Kobu & Kato Kozo Japan Times Article
Yoshida Yoshihiko Exhibition
ORIBE
Kako Katsumi
Kato Yasukage
Suzuki Goro (Oribe in L.A)
Tsukamoto Haruhiko
Oribe Overseas
(Oribe Furuta and Noguchi Isamu in NYC 2003)
SETOGURO
Arakawa Toyozo Photo Tour
Kato Tokuro Photo Tour
Tsujimura Shiro
Yamada Kazu - Sake Vessels
Yoshida Yoshihiko
KI-SETO
Kagami Shukai
More on Ki-Seto
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