The ancient art of Raku: beauty and tradition
History and Origin Raku (楽焼, raku-yaki) is a traditional Japanese ceramic glazing technique developed in the Edo period (1600-1868). The word raku comes from an ideogram engraved on a gold seal that was given in 1598 by Taiko, a master server of the tea ceremony, to Chōjiro, a Japanese potter and founder of the raku-yaki […]
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