Shigaraki ware pottery
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Shigaraki ware pottery is a traditional Japanese stoneware celebrated for its rustic aesthetics, natural ash glazes, and historical production in the Shigaraki region of Shiga Prefecture.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shigaraki ware | 2 |
| Shigaraki pottery town and kilns | 1 |
| Shigaraki ware pottery canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12823358 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shigaraki ware pottery Context triple: [Shigaraki Mountains, associatedWith, Shigaraki ware pottery]
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A.
Karatsu ware
Karatsu ware is a traditional Japanese pottery style from the Karatsu area, celebrated for its rustic aesthetics, natural glazes, and long history of use in tea ceremony and everyday tableware.
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B.
Hagi-yaki pottery
Hagi-yaki pottery is a traditional Japanese ceramic ware renowned for its soft, milky glazes and subtle, rustic aesthetics, historically favored by tea ceremony practitioners.
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C.
Arita ware
Arita ware is a traditional Japanese porcelain renowned for its fine craftsmanship, intricate designs, and historical role as one of Japan’s earliest and most influential porcelain styles.
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D.
Kutani ware ceramics
Kutani ware ceramics are a traditional style of Japanese porcelain renowned for their vivid overglaze enamels and intricate, colorful designs that originated in the Edo period.
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E.
Tokoname ware ceramics
Tokoname ware ceramics are a historic style of Japanese pottery, especially known for their unglazed red stoneware teapots and everyday vessels produced in one of Japan’s oldest kiln sites.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shigaraki ware pottery Target entity description: Shigaraki ware pottery is a traditional Japanese stoneware celebrated for its rustic aesthetics, natural ash glazes, and historical production in the Shigaraki region of Shiga Prefecture.
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A.
Karatsu ware
Karatsu ware is a traditional Japanese pottery style from the Karatsu area, celebrated for its rustic aesthetics, natural glazes, and long history of use in tea ceremony and everyday tableware.
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B.
Hagi-yaki pottery
Hagi-yaki pottery is a traditional Japanese ceramic ware renowned for its soft, milky glazes and subtle, rustic aesthetics, historically favored by tea ceremony practitioners.
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C.
Arita ware
Arita ware is a traditional Japanese porcelain renowned for its fine craftsmanship, intricate designs, and historical role as one of Japan’s earliest and most influential porcelain styles.
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D.
Kutani ware ceramics
Kutani ware ceramics are a traditional style of Japanese porcelain renowned for their vivid overglaze enamels and intricate, colorful designs that originated in the Edo period.
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E.
Tokoname ware ceramics
Tokoname ware ceramics are a historic style of Japanese pottery, especially known for their unglazed red stoneware teapots and everyday vessels produced in one of Japan’s oldest kiln sites.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese pottery
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stoneware ⓘ traditional craft ⓘ |
| aestheticConcept |
shibui
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wabi‑sabi ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Japanese tea ceremony ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | important regional craft of Shiga Prefecture ⓘ |
| feature |
natural kiln variations
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spontaneous ash drips ⓘ visible clay impurities ⓘ |
| firingMethod |
anagama kiln firing
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noborigama kiln firing ⓘ wood‑fired ⓘ |
| glazeType | natural ash glaze ⓘ |
| hasColor |
greenish natural ash glass
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pale beige ⓘ reddish‑orange ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
everyday utilitarian wares
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storage jars ⓘ tea ceremony utensils ⓘ water jars ⓘ |
| influencedBy | local clay resources of Shigaraki region ⓘ |
| influences | contemporary Japanese studio pottery ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kōka
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Shiga Prefecture ⓘ Shigaraki ⓘ
linked to:
Shigaraki area
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| material |
high‑silica clay
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stoneware clay ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
kiln‑scarring and fire marks
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natural ash glaze effects ⓘ rustic aesthetics ⓘ use of feldspar inclusions ⓘ warm orange‑reddish clay body ⓘ |
| partOf | Six Ancient Kilns of Japan ⓘ |
| productionStartTime | Kamakura period ⓘ |
| productionType |
handmade
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kiln‑fired ⓘ wheel‑thrown ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the Six Ancient Kilns of Japan ⓘ |
| region | Kansai region ⓘ |
| texture |
coarse
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sandy ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction |
Shigaraki pottery town and kilns
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linked to:
Shigaraki ware pottery
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| usedFor |
flower vases
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sake bottles ⓘ tableware ⓘ tea bowls ⓘ |
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Subject: Shigaraki ware pottery Description of subject: Shigaraki ware pottery is a traditional Japanese stoneware celebrated for its rustic aesthetics, natural ash glazes, and historical production in the Shigaraki region of Shiga Prefecture.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Shigaraki ware pottery