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KI-SETO WARE (Yellow Seto)
   
Photos, Left to Right, Kato Kozo, All Others by Kagami Shukai
Ki-Seto is high-fired ware that originated in late 16th century, and is part of the Mino family of ceramic styles. Mino wares are typically produced in the Seto and Mino areas of Gifu Prefecture. There are four Mino styles and they relate almost exclusively to the tea ceremony.
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KEY KI-SETO TERMS
- Aburage-de (deep-fried tofu) which is a thickly applied matte yellow glaze with a crinkled or semi-rough surface.
- Ayame-de are vessels with an iris design. Other incised designs include plum blossoms, radishes, turnips, and chrysanthemums. Can have an aburage-de feel in the glazing.
- Guinomi-de, hexagonal sake cup shapes, many of the earliest Ki-Seto wares excavated by Kato Tokuro at the Kamashita kiln (the most famous Momoyama period Ki-Seto kiln) were of this small type. Very similar to aburage-de in glazing.
- Kiku-zara-de, wares originally fired at the Ohira kilns in Gifu during the early-mid Edo period (1603 - 1867), usually with a foliated rim (rinka) and bold splashes of copper green.
- Tanpan, the green copper splashes on Ki-Seto. They should appear natural and not just plastic looking roundels. (See Keshiki for example of Tanpan)
- Koge, brown scorch marks. (See Keshiki for example of Koge)
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KI-SETO
Kagami Shukai
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