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Fluting
is most easily done on cylindrical forms, but it can be very
beautiful on spherical or hemispherical forms such as bottles,
jars or bowls. Fluting should be done when the pot is soft,
but firm enough to be handled. A smooth, fine textured body is
the best - the technique is most often used with porcelain. |

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Fluted
stoneware vase. China, Sung dynasty, Freer Gallery of Art,
Washington, D.C. The precise, closely spaced fluting is subtly
emphasized by a dark drown glaze which is lighter where it has
run thin on the raised edges. |
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Salt-glazed
fluted vase. Very subtle, delicate fluting was done by Sung
dynasty Chinese potters; the shallow, parallel grooves are
usually vertical, but they are sometimes curved or diagonal to
create a spiral effect. |
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Photo and
materials from :
Pottery Decoration by Thomas Shafer
Inside Japanese Ceramics by Richard L. Wilson 1995
The World of Japanese Ceramics by Herbert H. Sanders
The Japanese Pottery Handbook by Penny Simpson
Shoji Hamada, A Potter's Way and Work by Susan Peterson
The Art of Bernard Leach by Carol Hogben
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