Sen no Riky, a Japanese tea master (Japanese ceramics), was engaged in the construction of the Jurakudai in the 16th century and had a tilemaker called Chjir create hand-moulded tea bowls ( ceramic art) for use in Riky’s ideal wabi-styled tea ceremony. The oxidation alters the color of the glaze and also changes the texture of your clay. Raku firing is much quicker than normal firing.ĭuring a Raku firing, volatile portions of compounds and molecules in the clay/glaze breaks free and the free oxygen attaches to the remaining material. Raku firing falls into the cone 06 firing temperature range. Raku firing is bisque fired at 900 ☌ or 1,650 ☏. Raku is typically made from stoneware clay. ![]() The pottery is removed from the kiln while the pots are hot and the glaze is still molten. ![]() Raku firing is a low-temperature firing method.
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