Pottery made from porous clay fired at a relatively low temperature. This type of pottery needs to be glazed to make it waterproof. See also: raku, maiolica.
Chinese earthenware jar. Ca. 1,000 BCE. Honolulu Academy of Arts, Hawaii.
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