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The fired clay is vitreous and lightly grogged (large particles).

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This is the unglazed surface. Very heavily grogged, very large grog particles.

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Clay is vitreous and heavily grogged. But it is white burning. Notice the orange color is developing at the glaze/body interface and shows where the glaze is thin. This is glossier than what one would normally expect a Shino to be.
| Materials |
Bizen Clay
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| Glossary |
Shino Glazes
Traditional Japanese high feldspar glazes having cream to orange color flashing or blushing. Potters today seek to emulate the Shino appearance using a wide range of recipes. |
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