SHINO GLAZE (志野釉 shino-yū) was developed in Japan during the late 16th century, a period of cultural renaissance which featured the flourishing of the tea ceremony, ceramic innovation (including the development of shino and oribe glazes). First developed in the Mino region (modern-day Gifu Prefecture) during the late 16th century, Shino was Japan’s first white glaze and became closely associated with tea ceremony wares with a rustic aesthetic.
This series of red shino is actually a white shino glaze on an iron-rich red clay. In the high temperature reduction environment, the iron from the clay migrates into the glaze changing its colour.
