earthenware

Japanese: earthenware
earthenware

...In Japan, the term "douki" (earthenware) was first used to mean unglazed pottery and to distinguish it from glazed pottery from the latter half of the Edo period. The Chinese word "do" and the English words "pottery," "ceramic," and "earthenware" all refer to both earthenware and pottery as they are called in Japan.
[Making earthenware]
Because earthenware is characterized by its porosity, efforts are made during its production to reduce the porosity and make it dense.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "earthenware" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…日本で,釉薬をかけないやきものの意味で〈土器〉という名称を用い,釉薬をかけた陶器と区別するようになったのは,江戸時代後半からのようである。中国語の〈陶〉,英語のpottery,ceramic,earthenwareは,いずれも日本でいう土器・陶器の両方をさす名称である。
[土器の製作]
 土器は多孔質を特徴とするため,製作にあたってはその多孔質を減じて緻密にするための努力がはらわれる。…

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