楽焼の歴史と茶道にはじまり、粘土の種類、楽の体験、グレージング、窯の構築、焼成方法について楽焼のマニュアルを掲載。楽焼のプロセスのさまざまな段階を示すイラストに加えて、窯の詳細な写真や図面を収録しています。

I find Piepenburg’s book to be an absolute delight, both as a manual for ruku and as a book just to sit and enjoy. It looks like a picture book, but when you start reading, you realize that it contains an impressive amount of practical information as well. Divided roughly into two sections, the first chapters deal with the history of raku and a description of the tea ceremony, the best, most complete and interesting treatment of this subject that I’ve seen. The rest of the book is more a manual: very useful and comprehensive chapters on clay types, on the experience of doing raku, on glazing, building kilns, and firing methods. He has included illustrations showing various stages in the raku process, such as glazing and firing plus detailed photos and drawings of kilns and kiln building- - excellent for those interested in building their own. There are also many photographs of pots, traditional and modern, a number of them done by his students. The pots he has included interested and stimulated me- - in fact the entire book made me yearn to do more raku right away. What more could a potter want from a book? The price is high, but for a change it is worth every penny. Everything in this book is just a little better, more comprehensive, more generous than others in its area. The others are good, but Piepenburg’s is best: highly recommended.
[Elina Holst Levy, Whole Earth Epilog p.553]

【コンテンツ】
1. Raku in Japan: A Description and History
2. The Ceremony of Tea, Cha-No-Yu
3. Clay: Material and Medium
4. Glazes and Glazing
5. Kilns
6. Firing: Metamorphosis

出版年：1976年
言語：英語
ページ数：159ページ
サイズ：27.5cm×20.5cm×1cm

【コンディション】
表紙、背表紙、裏表紙に軽微なダメージ、1ページ目の上部にスタンプあり。