Building Your Own Kiln: Three Japanese Potters Give Advice and Instructions
Language: English
Published by Kodansha USA, 2004
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- Title
- Building Your Own Kiln: Three Japanese Potters Give Advice and Instructions
- Author
- Itabashi, Hiromi, Tamura, Roppo, Kawabuchi, Naoki
- Publisher
- Kodansha USA
- Publication year
- 2004
- Condition
- Good
- Dust jacket
- Dust Jacket Included
- Book Type
- book
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 477002973X
- ISBN 13
- 9784770029737
Hiromi Itabashi, who is known for his abstract ceramic sculpture, provides step-by-step instructions on how to build a small gas kiln that fires some twenty pieces at a time. Because of its size and ease of use, this kiln is ideal for experimenting with different types of firing and various kinds of glazes. It can be built in a day and operated by one potter working alone.
Roppo Tamura, who works in both artificial and natural glazes, describes the building of an anagama kiln, with its centuries-old history in Korea and Japan. He stresses the importance of the chimney and the "empty chamber" in regulating the temperature and offers many tips on construction and firing. Altogether he has built over twenty kilns in his lifetime.
Naoki Kawabuchi, who is known particularly for his Nanban ware, describes the building of a "snake kiln," a type that has a history of over 600 years. He chose this type of kiln for its ability to produce a slow, even temperature, which suits his style of Nanban ware.
The kilns of these three potters are profusely illustrated with diagrams and photographs, providing a concrete image of the building process and a virtual introduction to the role of the kiln in the ceramic arts. For all potters thinking of making a kiln of their own, as well as for ceramic lovers who want to know more about how pottery is made, Building Your Own Kiln offers a wealth of information and shared know-how, provided by three Japanese potters with years of experience in kiln construction.
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About the Author
HIROMI ITABASHI is best known for his abstract ceramic sculptures. Itabashi's apprenticeship began with participation in archaeological digs on traditional pottery sites in Korea. After studying local traditions in Gifu Prefecture, he joined the studio of master potter Keiji Ito. He opened his own potter studio in Mitaka, Tokyo, in 1980 and began teaching at Tama Arts University in 1999. He has taught and exhibited widely overseas, and received numerous awards in Japan and internationally.
ROPPO TAMURA began his training in the late 1970s as an abstract painter in oils, but he gradually turned his attention to sculpture and finally to the creation of ceramic objets. He built his first kiln, a noborigama, or multi-chambered climbing kiln, in Nagano Prefecture in 1982, where he was studying pottery under the direction of potter friends. In 1985 he built a single-chambered anagama kiln, which, though smaller, he realized was better suited to his needs. At this time he was still experimenting with various different types of pottery-creating plain and undecorated functional ware and objets that made use of natural ash glaze, and also artificially glazed Shino ware. He moved to Yamanashi Prefecture in 1991.
NAOKI KAWABUCHI began making pottery in 1974 and has gained an international reputation for the originality and creativity of his undecorated stoneware, and in particular for his ware done in the Nanban style. His work in the Iga and Shigaraki traditions is also highly regarded. In one of his individual shows, Kawabuchi exhibited an astonishing 10,000 individual tea bowls. Apart from a year spent studying earthenware firing techniques with a master potter, he is largely self-taught.
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