Definitions

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  • noun ceramics A style of Japanese pottery, considered the traditional style for the pottery used in the Japanese tea ceremony; (especially capitalised) such pottery made by the Raku family.
  • noun The English transliteration of a Japanese surname; specifically, that of the family traditionally licensed to manufacture the pottery.

Etymologies

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From Japanese  (raku, "fun, delightful"). A seal engraved with this word was marked on the early pieces. It was the title and seal used by 15 generations of potters.

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Examples

  • The beauty of Raku is that you don’t really have to practice or “get good” at making pots.

    PhotoHunter: Broken « Mudpuddle 2010

  • De La Garza uses a Japanese firing process called Raku to finish his sculpted fish.

    The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal:Today's Headlines 2010

  • But San Francisco Ballet choreographer in residence Yuri Possokhov held his own at the War Memorial Opera House on Thursday evening when he unveiled his theatrically arresting "Raku" as the central panel of the troupe's second repertory program of the season.

    SFGate: Top News Stories Chr datebookletters@sfchronicle.com (Allan Ulrich 2011

  • "Raku" offers a splendid vehicle for Yuan Yuan Tan, who has been Possokhov's intermittent muse since his first company effort, "Magrittomania," 11 years ago.

    SFGate: Top News Stories Chr datebookletters@sfchronicle.com (Allan Ulrich 2011

  • Yuri Possokhov, whose work "Raku" will make its world premiere Thursday, the passage of time between seasons is both swift and all too poignant.

    SFGate: Top News Stories datebookletters@sfchronicle.com (Catherine Bigelow 2011

  • However, the real problem of "Raku" lies in the focus of the narrative.

    SFGate: Top News Stories Chr datebookletters@sfchronicle.com (Allan Ulrich 2011

  • I was half tempted to put up some of my Raku pottery because, prior to firing, they were soft clay, which is plastic ie; malleable ..

    PhotoHunter: “Plastic” « Mudpuddle 2009

  • It was deliberately broken after the first firing, glazed and then fired in a Raku kiln.

    2010 February « Mudpuddle 2010

  • February 13, 2010 at 8: 07 am (Art, PhotoHunt, Photographs, Raku pottery)

    PhotoHunter: Broken « Mudpuddle 2010

  • Anything I have done was during two Raku workshops I took.

    PhotoHunter: Broken « Mudpuddle 2010

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