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19 - Stone mortar
Used to crush colorant gosu (cobalt-blue)
into powder.
20 - Mortar and wooden pestle
Used to further grind the pulverized colorant.
21 - Line drawing brush
Fine brush used to draw a design, especially
its outlines and lines, on a piece of ware.
22 - Damifude (brush)
Thick brush used to in-fill the outlined
design in gosu ink.
23 - Sujiguruma (potter's wheel)
Used by turning with one hand with the other
holding a line drawing brush fixed at one
point to draw a circle.
24 - Ushi
Used to paint a large vase with its mouth
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25 - Kakebachi (bowl)
Used to coat painted pieces with glaze by
dipping them in the glaze-filled bowl. |
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26 - Hama (dish)
Used to load a kiln with pieces of ware by
putting the hama with a piece on, directly
on the kiln floor or on another tool.
27 - Tochin (stand)
Used to load a kiln with pieces by placing
them directly on it or on a hama that is
then placed on it.
28 - Boshi
Used to protect loaded pieces, especially
of high quality, from ash in the kiln when
firing them.
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# All the tools are owned by the Arita Museum
of Folk Materials. |
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