Raku Process | 楽

The original Raku process was developed in 16th century Japan. It involved placing the bisque pot into a red-hot kiln and then removing it when the glaze was mature and letting it cool in the open air. The Emperor at the time gave the potter the family name of Raku. Now 15 generations later family descendants continue this firing tradition

In the 1960's American potters experimenting with the Raku process began sealing the red-hot pots into a combustion chamber with flammable material.

The result is an oxygen reduced atmosphere which promotes the glaze to take on new properties.