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Urn
Shino Glaze
  7 1/2" H  x  5" D - 79 Cubic Inches

 Item: OLS-WF-131
SOLD # 9444

 

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Shino

 The color of Shino ranges from cream to dark red.  Shino glazes often exhibit crazing lines and may appear nearly transparent.  This is the result of its high sodium content, usually from the addition of soda ash.  These fracture lines, also called “crazing” are formed when the glaze cools.
 “Crawling”, another variation of Shino, creates a deeply eroded surface, where the glaze peels back revealing the underlying clay body.  This effect is known as “crawling shino” and while many westerners view it as a glaze defect, individuals who appreciate the “Wabi-Sabi “ character, see beauty in its unpredictably
   

Urn
Shino Glaze
  7 1/2" H  x  5" D

 Item: OLS-WF-131
SOLD

Robert Compton Pottery
2662 North 116 Road, Bristol, Vermont 05443, U.S.A.
Phone: 802-453-3778
E-mail Robert & Christine

 

06/15/08

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