Wooden kiln ash glaze soup cup

Ash glaze is made from various wood or straw ashes. The earliest use of ash in glaze can be traced back to the Shang Dynasty in China More than a thousand years of history The surface texture has glassy and glazed characteristics The appearance is easy to present a natural earth green glaze color Making ash glaze requires complete burning of plant materials To obtain wood ash is about 1% of the original wood mass That is, burning 1 ton of wood can produce about 10 kilograms of wood ash. The method of making gray glaze is to burn a huge amount of wood, grass, and rice straw. The ash is then collected and sieved. Ceramic artists all have their own wood ash recipes By mixing different proportions of wood ash Get control over the final glaze texture and effect --------------------------------------------- Tanaka Kazuto Born in Hankou, China in 1945 In 1967, he entered Ise City and studied under Mr. Yasuhiro Okuda 1981 Opened "Woodenware Kiln" in Sanda City, Hyōgo Prefecture He is one of the few potters in Hyogo Prefecture who uses climbing kilns to make pottery. Most of his works are daily utensils such as tea bowls, soup cups, and tea cups. --------------------------------------------- Wooden kiln ash glaze soup cup SIZE: Diameter 10.5 cm X Height 5 cm *Handmade and fired, glaze colors and sizes may vary slightly