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raku


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Preferred Term

raku

Details

Pottery covered with a lead glaze and fired at a very low temperature, leaving the body soft and porous; originally developed in Japan.

Variations

raku (pottery)

pottery, raku

raku pottery

raku pottery

raku ware

ware, raku

Broader Term

pottery

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