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Goma-dofu (kuzuko pudding with sesame paste) Examples of wagashi (Japanese desserts) with kuzuko: Kuzumochi cakes; Kuzukiri (clear cake of boiled kuzuko cut into noodle-like strips and eaten with kuromitsu) Kuzuzakura (a.k.a. kuzu-dama, a cake of bean paste covered with kuzuko)
Victorian majolica also include Minton's rare tin-glaze products. [8] Toby jug made by Ralph Wood the Younger, Burslem, c. 1782–1795 (Victoria & Albert Museum), coloured lead glazes. Lead-glazed earthenwares in Britain include the Toby jugs, such as those made in the late 18th century by Ralph Wood the Younger at Burslem, Staffordshire.
With a white glaze, these were able to imitate porcelains both from East Asia and Europe. Amongst the most complicated earthenware ever made are the life-size Yixian glazed pottery luohans of the Liao dynasty (907–1125), Saint-Porchaire ware of the mid-16th century, apparently made for the French court and the life-size majolica peacocks by ...
Sansai (三彩) is another type of technique using lead glaze. unglazed stoneware (焼き締め陶窓 yakishime tōki ): fired at high temperatures without applying a coat of glaze. In the Middle Ages, it was used for living utensils such as vases, pots and other everyday items, and in the Azuchi-Momoyama period, it was modified for use in tea ...
An alternative is lead-glazing, where the basic glaze is transparent; some types of pottery use both. [3] However, when pieces are glazed only with lead, the glaze becomes fluid during firing, and may run or pool. Colours painted on the glaze may also run or blur. Tin-glazing avoids these problems. [4]
Tangzhong (Chinese: 湯種; pinyin: tāngzhǒng), also known as a water roux or yu-dane (Japanese: 湯種, romanized: yu-dane) [1] [2] is a paste of flour cooked in water or milk to over 65 °C (149 °F) which is used to improve the texture of bread and increase the amount of time it takes to stale.
The first Japanese-style kiln in the west was built by Tsuronosuke Matsubayashi at Leach Pottery, St Ives in 1922. [10] Western raku potters rarely use lead as a glaze ingredient, due to its serious level of toxicity, but may use other metals as glaze ingredients. Japanese potters substitute a non-lead frit. Although almost any low-fire glaze ...
Mizuame (水飴, literally "water candy", also known as millet jelly) is a sweetener from Japan. A clear, thick, sticky liquid, it is made by converting starch to sugars . Mizuame is added to wagashi to give them a sheen, eaten in ways similar to honey, and can be a main ingredient in sweets.