paint primers
inside japanese ceramics a primer of materials techniques and traditions
this practical and supremely useful manual is the first comprehensive hands on introduction to japanese ceramics . the japanese ceramics tradition is without compare in its technical and stylistic diversity its expressive content and the level of appreciation it enjoys both in japan and around the world . inside japanese ceramics focuses on tools materials and procedures and how all of these have influenced the way traditional japanese ceramics look and feel . a true primer it concentrates on the basics setting up a workshop pot forming techniques decoration glazes and kilns and firing . it introduces the major methods and styles that are taught in most japanese workshops including several representative and well known wares bizen mino karatsu hagi and kyoto . br while presenting the time tested techniques of the tradition author richard l. wilson also accommodates modern technologies and materials as appropriate . wilson has gathered a wealth of information on two fronts as a researcher of japanese pottery and art history and as a potter who has studied and worked for years with master japanese potters . in his introduction he provides a short history of japanese ceramics and in closing he looks beyond traditional methods toward ways in which western potters can make japanese methods their own . richly illustrated with 24 color plates over 100 black and white photographs and over 70 instructive line drawings inside japanese ceramics is indispensable for potters as well as connoisseurs and collectors of japanese ceramics . above all it is an invitation to participate to study make touch and use the exquisite products of the japanese ceramic tradition .