yakishime ware; high-fired unglazed ceramics
A type of Japanese pottery fired at high temperatures without glaze, resulting in a hard, dense, and often natural ash-glazed surface. The term is specific to ceramic arts.
This yakishime vase has a beautiful clay texture.
Bizen ware is a representative example of yakishime pottery.
Standard kanji spelling for this pottery term.
Variant spelling without okurigana; less common but seen in some contexts.
Compound of 焼き (yaki, 'baking, firing') and 締め (shime, 'tightening, hardening'), referring to the process of firing clay at high temperatures to vitrify and harden it without glaze.