Pigments of Hizen porcelain in the 17th and 18th centuries: focused on the researches into the history of coloration and the reproduction of Japanese traditional pigments

Contents

Japanese traditional pigments. History and characteristics of Japanese traditional pigments -- Analysis of Japanese traditional pigments of Arita and Kutani wares -- Situation of the import of pigments -- Chemical compositions and production processes of materials used in this study -- Frit. Frit -- Structure of frit -- Experimental production of frit and analysis of its colors -- Compositions of glass (flux) -- Bengala (Ocher). History and characteristics of bengala -- Experiment and analysis of coloring by commercially available bengala -- Test production of bengala from iron-containing clay -- Analysis of the bengala made from iron-containing clay -- Synthesis and analysis of bengala -- Experimental production of Japanese traditional pigments. Experimental production of Japanese traditional pigments by blending frit -- Study of coloration through the comparison with old ceramics -- Study of coloring through colorimetric measurement -- Experiment of coloring by pigments experimentally produced from commercially available materials, and their compositions -- Experimentally produced products. Porcelain body and glaze -- Molding -- Trial products.