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The Six Ancient Kilns (六古窯 Rokkoyō) is a category developed by Koyama Fujio (小山富士夫 1900–1975) in the post-war period to describe the most noteworthy ceramic kilns of Japan. [1] The six kilns are: [2] Bizen ware (備前焼, Bizen-yaki), produced in Bizen, Okayama
Bizen was considered one of the Six Ancient Kilns by the scholar Koyama Fujio. [1] It experienced its peak during the Momoyama period of the 16th century. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] During the Edo period, the Ikeda lords of the Okayama domain continued to support the kilns and gave special privileges to families who operated them, such as the Kimura, Mori ...
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.
Inbe Minami-Ogama site（east kiln） Inbe Nishi-Ogama site Inbe Kita-Ogama site Bizen pottery kiln ruins (備前陶器窯跡, Bizen tōki kama ato) is an archaeological site consisting of the remains of kilns for firing Bizen ware pottery from the end of the Muromachi period to the Edo period located in the Imbe neighborhood of the city of Bizen, Okayama Prefecture, in the San'yo region of Japan.
Amongst the list are also the so-called Enshū's Seven Kilns (遠州七窯, Enshū nana gama) attributed to Kobori Enshū during the Edo period, as well as the Six Ancient Kilns (六古窯, Rokkoyō) by Fujiyo Koyama during the Shōwa era. The listing follows a geographical arrangement from north to southern Japan.
It is considered one of the Six Ancient Kilns of Japan. [3] [4] [5] The Echizen Pottery Village showcases a wide variety of this pottery style. [6] [7] References
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This allows iron oxides to be used as part of the coloring process. The allowance of free air is due to the type of ancient kiln, called an anagama kiln, which is used to fire Shigaraki ware. The term anagama is a Japanese term meaning "cave kiln", as these kilns were usually constructed into the side of hills.