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Japanese: かんにゅう

…These products were touted as the finest Chinese celadon, and were widely imitated by Longquan kilns and other wares. In response to this, imperial kiln celadon was highly valued in Japan during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods, and because cracks on the glaze were considered to be its defining feature, the term imperial kiln was extended to refer to the cracks in the glaze as kannyu (crazing). [Hasebe Rakuji]…

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "kan'nyuu" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…その製品は中国の最もすぐれた青磁として喧伝され，竜泉窯その他でさかんに模倣が行われた。これを受けて鎌倉･室町時代の日本でも官窯青磁が珍重されたが，釉面にひびがあることがその特徴と考えられたことから，官窯が転じて釉のひびを〈かんにゅう(貫入)〉と呼ぶようになった。【長谷部楽爾】。…

※「かんにゅう」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。

出典｜株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典第２版について | 情報

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