The Beauty Of A Raku Garden Fountain
A raku garden fountain is a beautiful and striking accent for any garden. It will add a sense of serenity and peace to any garden area. Raku garden fountains will look like a piece of art sitting in your yard. The raku garden fountain looks like a raku fired pottery vase, but turns into a lovely water feature. These fountains are very durable and lightweight and are made out of fiberglass, whereas the real raku pottery is extremely heavy. The uniquely styled fountain bubbles water from the top and gently flows over the partially visible inner wall to empty into the base with an inner circulating pump. The raku garden fountains are visibly soothing and relaxing.
The History
Raku is a style of Japanese pottery that is known for its low firing temperatures and lead glazes. It is also quite well known for removing the pieces of the pottery from the kiln while the pieces are still red hot. Raku pottery that is made in Japan is traditionally used to make bowls which are used in their tea ceremonies. Raku pottery was the first pottery in ancient Japan that was designed with a seal of the potter. This was the first known relationship between ware and potter in ancient Japanese civilization. The pottery has evolved over the years into the contemporary designs we have today, but the bowls are still used for the tea ceremonies in Japan. Today, raku garden fountains are found scattered throughout the gardens and yards of Japan.
The term raku derived from the area which clay was dug in Kyoto, Japan in the late sixteenth century and means “enjoyment” or “ease”. The word, raku, is found in the Japanese Kanji character. It has lasted for 15 generations and has been the title and seal used by a huge line of potters whose work encompassed all of the central ceramic tradition in Japan. It is said in ancient Japanese history, that the first of these potters was a student of the first of Japan’s tea masters and, hence, a derivative of his name has stuck on his pottery through the generations. All around Kyoto, amateur potter tea practitioners and professional and amateur potters make this pottery.
The raku garden fountains of the Western raku potters mimic the real pottery markings. In other words, the soot, crackle glazing and random oxidation process are shown on the outside of the pottery. The raku garden fountains are able to retain this beauty even though they are made out of fiberglass. To enjoy an Asian influence in your home or garden, a raku garden fountain is the ultimate answer.
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