Utahime tile kiln - Utahime tile kiln

Japanese: 歌姫瓦窯 - うたひめがよう
Utahime tile kiln - Utahime tile kiln

…a kiln built on the ground to bake tiles made from clay. It was part of a tile factory, and was integrated with other facilities such as the "tile maker," "tile builder," and "tile stove" that were the work places for the craftsmen who made tiles, to form a workshop. Depending on the structure, there are two types of tile kiln: climbing kiln and flat kiln. The name "climbing kiln" has long been used by potters and researchers to refer to kilns used for pottery making, and its structure is a continuous type with several chambers connected from the bottom to the top on a sloping surface. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "Utahime Tile Kiln" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…粘土でつくり上げた瓦を焼き締めるため地面に設けた窯。造瓦所に属する施設の一部であり,ほかに瓦製作に従事する工人の作業所である〈瓦屋〉〈造瓦屋〉〈瓦竈屋〉などと一体となって工房を形成していた。瓦窯には構造によって登窯(のぼりがま)と平窯(ひらがま)とがある。登窯の名称は,製陶用の窯に関して従来から陶芸家や研究者の間でそう呼ばれているもので,その構造は傾斜面に沿って下から上に向かって地表に数室を連続させた連房式となっている。…

※「歌姫瓦窯」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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