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Iga ware

Iga ware noun: pottery or earthenware from the Iga region (now called Maruhashira) from the early 17th century, noted for its combination of glazed and unglazed surfaces, asymmetrical shapes, and characteristic scorching.

Noun

Iga ware (countable and uncountable, plural Iga wares)

  1. pottery or earthenware from the Iga region (now called Maruhashira) from the early 17th century, noted for its combination of glazed and unglazed surfaces, asymmetrical shapes, and characteristic scorching.
    • Fujido Iga ware is distinguished by a clear-cut form, sculptured by hand or with spatula, a transparent glass-like glaze, and what ceramic experts call koge ("scorch"), that is, dark spots resulting from the carbon in the kiln.1952, Pageant of Japanese Art: Ceramics and metalwork, page 28
    • The beginnings of Iga ware are not clearly known, but there is even a theory that traces it back to the Nara period (705-794).1992, The Traditional Crafts of Japan: Ceramics, page 154

Examples of Iga ware in a sentence

  • The characteristic qualities of Iga ware are scorching (koge), glaze drips, and reddish tints.2002, Ryōji Kuroda, Takeshi Murayama, Classic Stoneware of Japan: Shino and Oribe, →ISBN, page 44:
  • The Iga wares used by Furuta Oribe (1544–1615) and his peers were largely confined to flower vases and water jars.2006, Gordon Campbell, The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts - Volume 1, →ISBN, page 495:

Forms of Iga ware

pluralIga wares

Origin of Iga ware

Calque of Japanese 伊賀焼 (Iga-yaki).

Questions about Iga ware

What does Iga ware mean?
Iga ware means pottery or earthenware from the Iga region (now called Maruhashira) from the early 17th century, noted for its combination of glazed and unglazed surfaces, asymmetrical shapes, and characteristic scorching.
How do you use Iga ware in a sentence?
The characteristic qualities of Iga ware are scorching (koge), glaze drips, and reddish tints.
What part of speech is Iga ware?
Iga ware is a noun.
What is the plural of Iga ware?
The plural of Iga ware is Iga wares.

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