tenmoku
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tenmoku (countable and uncountable, plural tenmokus)
- A dark glaze with a surface that resembles oil spotting, made of feldspar, limestone, and iron oxide.
- 2004, Frank Hamer, The Potter's Dictionary of Materials and Techniques, page 358:
- Tenmokus are usually dark brown and black with some rust patches, but occasionally they are yellow. green or purple. Good tenmokus have an expressive depth and variation of colour.