Le raku, art et pratiques des cuissons rapides (book)

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Le raku, art et pratiques des cuissons rapides / Raku, art and practices of fast firing (book) by Jacques Peiffer. Published by Dessain Et Tolra, 2002. Hardcover book of 128 pages. Very good condition despite a small stamp on the first page and the cover page which is also a little folded (see photo). French text.

Japanese ceramic whose origins date back to the 16th century, raku, through the small traditional bowls, was long associated only with the tea ceremony. Today, from the figurative statuettes of Roger Capron to the conceptual works of Camille Virot or the monumental works of Jean-Pierre Viot, this art of fire frees ceramics from its constraints and transmits a breath of creativity, close to both painting and sculpture. A beautiful, widely illustrated book to allow everyone to understand the spirit of raku “the beauty of imperfection, of the unfinished, of irregularity” and, through it, the meeting of East and West.

A practical book that explains all the phases of production: the choice of clays, shaping, enameling, the choice of the kiln, rapid firing, lusters and different smoking processes. The approach that is both sensitive and technical by an author who is an expert in ceramics Jacques G Peiffer is a university doctor in ceramic sciences, Meilleur Ouvrier de France, and director of the Saint-Jean l’Aigle earthenware factory, whose enamels perpetuate one of the historical aspects of raku in Longwy, white crackling.

Feel free to check out the additional photos at the top left, thank you!

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