Raku Style Urns

Raku style urns are made in the firing process that has its origins in later Japan, attributed to Chojiro, an imperial maker of tea bowls used in the traditional tea ceremony. Typically found to accentuate characteristics often revered in Wabi Zen Philosophy, the spontaneous, subtle and often organic results were viewed and appreciated as the significant markings of nature.

Through the years the tradition has migrated to the West by way of Bernard Leach in the late 1920's and re-discovered again in the late 1960's by Paul Soldner. Soldner re-invented the process, adding to it a post-fired reduction, a somewhat violent event that captures the serendipitous and chaotic results of the original method, while allowing for the dynamic interaction of carbon, oxygen and lack thereof to play upon the elements of the glaze.  

The essence captured is from a dramatic environmental shift at the height of firing of about 2000 degrees Fahrenheit and frozen in place by a relatively rapid cooling period. This contemporary Raku is usually much more dramatic in its appearance than the Eastern counterpart, often giving rise to bright swirling colors and metallic flashes that are remnant markings of flames having danced across the surface.

Cooling Embers Raku Style Individual Style Urn
Cooling Embers Raku Style Individual Style Urn $ 449.00
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Release Individual Style Urn
Release Individual Style Urn $ 399.00
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Amber Vessel Individual Style Urn
Amber Vessel Individual Style Urn $ 549.00
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Ancient Symbols Individual Style Urn
Ancient Symbols Individual Style Urn $ 449.00
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Journey Small Urn
Journey Small Urn $ 249.00
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Stormy Sands Raku Style Companion Urn
Stormy Sands Raku Style Companion Urn $ 699.00
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Fossil Series Small Urn
Fossil Series Small Urn $ 329.00
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Fossil Leaves Individual Size Urn
Fossil Leaves Individual Size Urn $ 499.00
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Tribute Individual Style Urn
Tribute Individual Style Urn $ 369.00
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Temple Raku Style Individual Style Urn
Temple Raku Style Individual Style Urn $ 399.00
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Fossil Individual Size Urn
Fossil Individual Size Urn $ 529.00
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Memories Small Urn
Memories Small Urn $ 429.00
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Feather Individual Style Urn
Feather Individual Style Urn $ 499.00
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Night Forest Small Urn
Night Forest Small Urn $ 499.00
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Nostalgia Individual Style Urn
Nostalgia Individual Style Urn $ 499.00
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Primitive Small Urn
Primitive Small Urn $ 499.00
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Elegance Individual Style Urn
Elegance Individual Style Urn $ 599.00
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Old Charm Individual Style Urn
Old Charm Individual Style Urn $ 529.00
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Flame Small Urn
Flame Small Urn $ 329.00
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Spiral Small Urn
Spiral Small Urn $ 329.00
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Endless Circle Individual Style Urn
Endless Circle Individual Style Urn $ 569.00
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More Than Once Small Urn
More Than Once Small Urn $ 349.00
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Turnabout Small Urn
Turnabout Small Urn $ 349.00
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Fly Away Individual Size Urn
Fly Away Individual Size Urn $ 499.00
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Phoenix Raku Style Individual Style Urn
Phoenix Raku Style Individual Style Urn $ 579.00
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Turnkey Individual Size Urn
Turnkey Individual Size Urn $ 449.00
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Night and Day Individual Style Urn
Night and Day Individual Style Urn $ 549.00
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Fossil Companion Urn
Fossil Companion Urn $ 699.00
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One More Summer Companion Urn
One More Summer Companion Urn $ 699.00
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Forest Temple Raku Style Individual Style Urn
Forest Temple Raku Style Individual Style Urn $ 599.00
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Fire and Ice Raku Style Individual Style Urn
Fire and Ice Raku Style Individual Style Urn $ 569.00
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