also: かわらけ
noun
General term for fired clay vessels, often used in archaeological or historical contexts.
この遺跡からは縄文時代の土器が出土した。
Jomon-period earthenware was excavated from this site.
noun
unglazed earthenware; bisque-fired pottery
Only with reading かわらけ
Specifically unglazed, bisque-fired earthenware. The reading かわらけ is historical and rarely used today; 土器 read どき is the modern term.
かわらけは釉薬をかけずに焼いた素焼きの器を指す。
Kawarake refers to unglazed, bisque-fired vessels.
Historical reading for unglazed earthenware; rarely used in modern contexts.
土 (earth) + 器 (vessel). The reading かわらけ is an older native Japanese word for unglazed pottery.