noun
Mishima
noun
1
A style of decorating pottery by pressing patterns into wet clay and filling the grooves with a contrasting slip before glazing.
"The bowl's pale floral pattern was created using the mishima technique."
"Potters who study mishima often practice for years before they can inlay a clean, even line."
How to Use Mishima
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn inlay technique for decorating ceramics, where a design is carved in and filled with a different-colored clay.
Common pairings
mishima technique
mishima pottery
mishima inlay
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Etymology
Named after the Japanese city of Mishima, either because the pottery-making technique passed through there from Korea, or after a type of almanac once printed in the town.