What is Kohiki?
Modeled after Korean Yi Dynasty (1392-1910) Punch’ng wares, Kohiki typically refers to an iron-rich clay body covered over with white slip and then a translucent glaze. A thinly applied white slip covers the body and patches of a rusty glaze dot the surface.
What is a Kohiki Bowl?
Kohiki is a finish that creates texture through the application of slip and translucent glaze, and here the large canvas of the bowl shows variations and depth within the style. The sloping sides of the bowl measure eight ‘sun’, in the Japanese pottery measurement scale, which equates to a diameter of around 24cm.
What kind of glaze is used in kohiki?
It has a black glaze under the white glaze that has a firing from straw. The two glazes run along the same lines of the decorations and give an impression of seamless and complementary opposition. Kohiki that originates from Iga, uses a coarse clay type that has a high content of fossilized micro-organism.
What does Keshiki in kohiki pottery mean?
The pottery develops more character with continued usage – these changes are known as ‘keshiki,’ which means, appreciation of scenery The body’s covering is an ash glaze and white slip, which resembles the surface of a sprinkled powder The various types of Kohiki are dependent on multiple factors.
What kind of clay is used for kohiki?
The two glazes run along the same lines of the decorations and give an impression of seamless and complementary opposition. Kohiki that originates from Iga, uses a coarse clay type that has a high content of fossilized micro-organism. Iga-yaki is handcrafted artistry that it has the signature of wabi-sabi.
What kind of glaze do you use to coat clay?
Preparing ash glaze to coat clay involves making an aqueous solution with water, aluminum, and a metal oxide like Chromium oxide or Lead Oxide. You can glaze the plate by dipping it into the solution, spraying it with an airbrush or applying it directly with another tool