| The modeling is of primitive simplicity and unsophisticated nature. It is chiefly in purplish red glaze. Various tints such as light blue and moon white are revealed in the glaze. This gives one the feeling that the glaze colors seem to flow by themselves and mingle with one another, which enhances the nature beauty of the vase. The craftsmanship consists of glazing twice or many times the fired body of the ware and baking it in a low-temperature oven to make it a finished product. As the ingredients of the glaze contain copper for the most part and minute quantities of coloring elements, such as cobalt, titanium, manganese and iron, in the process of firing, when the grains of these metals combine freely, sky-like marks in various shades are naturally produced on the porcelain, and when they mingle with the red glaze, the gorgeous hue of the jar is formed. |
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