Celadon - Aoji

Japanese: 青瓷 - あおじ

〘Noun〙① Pottery with a green glaze that uses copper as a coloring agent. Green- glazed pottery. ※Utsubo (around 970-999) Rojojo "The bark of the cypress tree was deep-glazed, and the deep and light blue, yellowish color, was dyed <omitted>." ② Name of dyeing. Color like ①. ※Genji (around 1001-14) Wakana no Shita "Two red plum blossoms and two cherry blossoms, with the blue limit, the kimono was deep and light, and the kimono was dressed in a plain cloth."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 銅を呈色剤とした緑色の釉(うわぐすり)を表面にかけた陶器。緑釉陶器。※宇津保（970‐999頃）楼上上「檜皮(ひはだ)をばふかで、あをじの濃き薄き、黄ばみたるを、〈略〉ふかせ給へり」② 染色の名。①のような色。※源氏（1001‐14頃）若菜下「紅梅二人、桜二人、あをじのかぎりにて、衵(あこめ)濃く薄く、うち目などえならで着せ給へり」

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