ameyuu　飴釉

KEY WORD :　art history / crafts

A variation of *tenmokuyuu 天目釉. A yellow-brown or liver-brown glaze often used on straight-sided conical tea bowls known as tenmoku ware *tenmoku jawan 天目茶碗. Tenmokuyuu contains iron salts, tetsuen 鉄塩 that oxidize and turn black when fired in a kiln. The lighter brown shades of ameyuu are produced when the iron content is low.

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*kakiyuu 柿釉

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