| Glossary |
| Styles, Methods and Other Descriptions |
inban-de......printed design of pottery or porcelain decoration
iroe.......porcelain ware decorated in colors of red, yellow, blue, green and purple over
the previously glazed and fired surface. Iroe is also called "akae" because the red
color is used predominantly
kamakizu....factory flaw and damage repair done during process at kilns often seen on
the old porcelains
kinran-de........akae or iroe porcelain decorated in gold which mostly indicates the
export ware during the Edo period
nishikide.........akae or iroe porcelain decorated with various colors and gold mostly for
Japanese domestic market in the Edo period
rinka .............shape resembling a flower with scalloped rims and fluted sides
shonzui ..........blue & white porcelain ware made by Jingdezhen kiln in China in the late
Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) mainly for the export to Japan. Its distinctive style consists
of sections in geometric patterns as well as traditional sansui scenes
somenishiki.......polychorome porcelain combined with under glaze blue decoration
sometsuke......high fired porcelain ware decorated with hand painted designs in under
glaze blue
sumihajiki.......dye resist method using sumi ink
yokoku.........relief design
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