Craft · No. 62
No. 62陶磁器
Sado Mumyoi Ware
佐渡無名異焼
sado mumyoi ware · 新潟県
Sado Mumyoi Ware is a distinctive ceramic tradition from Sado Island, Niigata Prefecture. Fired using iron-rich "mumyoi" clay sourced from the island's historic gold mines, it is celebrated for its vivid vermilion-red hue and exceptionally dense, unglazed body.
- Origin
- 新潟県
- Category
- 陶磁器
- Materials
- Pottery clay · Iron
- Designation
- Nat'l Traditional Craft
No. IHistory
The origins of Sado Mumyoi Ware lie in the creative repurposing of reddish clay — known as "mumyoi" — extracted from the tunnels of Sado's celebrated…
No. IIMaterials
The defining material of Sado Mumyoi Ware is "mumyoi" clay, an iron-oxide-rich earth collected from the environs of Sado's historic gold mine tunnels.…
No. IIITechniques
Wheel throwing is the primary forming method, though hand-building and press-molding techniques are also employed. After thorough drying, pieces are t…
No. IVClimate
Sado Island's climate, shaped by the rough Japan Sea winds and high winter humidity, has influenced both the soil conditions that produce mumyoi clay…
