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March 31, 2009
Morgan Pitelka Handmade Culture: Raku Potters, Patrons, and Tea Practitioners in Japan Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2005. 256 pp.; 14 color ills.; 43 b/w ills. Paper $29.00 (9780824829704)
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CrossRef DOI: 10.3202/caa.reviews.2009.30

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Among contemporary art ceramists and potters in various countries, there are few who are unfamiliar with the ceramics technique known as “raku.” This method of custom-firing pieces at low temperatures gained popularity in Europe and the United States during the latter half of the twentieth century, and today raku kilns are a common fixture at university and art-school ceramics programs around the world. While most makers of raku ceramics are aware that “raku” is a...