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The preference of Shigaraki possibly points to the rival Fujiwara clan under Fujiwara no Nakamaro mounting a comeback, [2] since their influence extended around the Shigaraki area in Ōmi Province. [2] On the other hand, Emperor Shōmu may have been influenced by Buddhist prelates such as Rōben and Gyōki, who saw the area as a holy site.
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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 and local pottery tradition has a long history.
The table's columns (except for Details and Image) are sortable by pressing the arrow symbols. Name: name of the national treasure as registered in the Database of National Cultural Properties [3] Details: more information about the object such as size and type of items (if the national treasure comprises more than one item)
Some of the kilns improved their technology and are called the "Six Old Kilns": Shigaraki (Shigaraki ware), Tamba, Bizen, Tokoname, Echizen, and Seto. [9] [10] Among these, the Seto kiln in Owari Province (present day Aichi Prefecture) had a glaze technique. According to legend, Katō Shirozaemon Kagemasa (also known as Tōshirō) studied ...
Takamaro Shigaraki (信楽 峻麿, 1926 – 26 September 2014) was a Japanese Buddhist philosopher and priest within the Honganji-ha branch of Jōdo Shinshū. [1] Shigaraki is widely regarded as one of the most influential Buddhologists of the Jōdo Shinshū in the 20th century. [2] Shigaraki was born in Hiroshima in 1926.
Shigaraki Station (信楽駅, Shigaraki eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kōka, Shiga, Japan operated by the third-sector Shigaraki Kohgen Railway. Lines [ edit ]
A National Treasure (国 宝, kokuhō) is the most precious of Japan's Tangible Cultural Properties, as determined and designated by the Agency for Cultural Affairs (a special body of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology).