Kiyomizu Yaki: Kiyomizu ware
January 28, 2014Pottery and porcelain made in Kyoto is generally known as Kyo-style ceramics, Kiyomizu ware.The splendor and refined elegance of Kyo-style ceramics, Kiyomizu ware is created based on sophisticated design and various proficient skills. History of pottery and porcelain in Kyoto started more than 1,200 years ago, in Nara period. A Buddhist preist, Gyoki built a kiln and made earthenware in Seikanji. Now the ruins of the temple is called "Chawan-zaka".
Kyo-style ceramics, Kiyomizu ware products are mostly handmade and the feature of that is in wide variety in small quantity.
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