Large Green Blue Red Japanese Style Raku Fired or Ceramic Decorative Bowl
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Very good vintage condition.
Similar to Paul Soldner pottery and Suzanne Ramie for Madoura style ceramics.
Raku is a Japanese word that can be translated as enjoyment, happiness, or comfort. In 1580, the potter Chijiro is thought to be the first to produce this form of ware. He developed a low-fire pottery process in which he placed ware directly into a red-hot kiln, then once the glazes had melted, removing the ware from the still red-hot kiln and allowing the pottery to cool outside the kiln.
This direct process was well received, especially by enthusiasts of the tea ceremony. In 1598 a gold seal was presented to Chijiro (or possibly his son) by the ruler Hideyoshi. Raku thus became Chijiro's family title. The Raku family continues making their pottery in Chijiro's tradition; the current master is Raku Kichizaemon XV.
Paul Soldner
1921–2011, Summerfield, Illinois
- Born
- April 24, 1921, Summerfield, Illinois
- Died
- January 3, 2011
- Known for
- American Raku firing technique
- Teaching
- Scripps College, 1957–1991
Paul Edmund Soldner (1921–2011) was an American ceramic artist and educator known for pioneering what became known as American Raku, an adaptation of the traditional Japanese firing technique. He served as a U.S. Army medic in World War II before pursuing art, earning degrees from Bluffton College, the University of Colorado, and the Los Angeles County Art Institute, where he was one of Peter Voulkos's first students.
Soldner taught ceramics at Scripps College from 1957 to 1991 and founded the Anderson Ranch Arts Center in 1966. He developed a distinctive post-firing, salt-vapor reduction process and patented several ceramics tools.
Biographical detail from Wikipedia.
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