Karatsu Kiln

Japanese: 唐津窯 - からつよう
Karatsu Kiln

…At the end of the 16th century, multi-chambered climbing kilns, introduced from South Korea, began to be built in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture. The Motoyashiki kiln site in Toki City, Gifu Prefecture, which began firing Oribe ware in the early Keicho era (1596-1615), imitated these Karatsu kilns. It is a huge kiln with a total length of 25 meters, consisting of a combustion chamber and 14 firing chambers. This multi-chambered climbing kiln was used to fire ceramics from all over the country throughout the Edo period, and is a semi-continuous, down-firing kiln. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 16世紀末,佐賀県唐津では南朝鮮から導入された連房式登窯が築かれるようになった。この唐津窯をまねたのが慶長年間(1596‐1615)初めに織部陶を焼きはじめた岐阜県土岐市の元屋敷窯跡で,燃焼室および14房の焼成室から成る全長25mの長大な窯である。この連房式登窯は江戸時代を通じて全国各地の陶磁器を焼くのに使用されたもので,半連続・倒炎式の窯である。…

※「唐津窯」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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