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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A decorative technique produced by scratching the surface of a painting, pottery, or glass to reveal a different color layer underneath. Sgraffito was used during the Middle Ages on illuminated manuscripts. Sgraffito decorated pottery, or sgraffito ware, include 12th century Islamic pieces, 15th century Japanese [ | + | A decorative technique produced by scratching the surface of a painting, pottery, or glass to reveal a different color layer underneath. Sgraffito was used during the Middle Ages on illuminated manuscripts. Sgraffito decorated pottery, or sgraffito ware, include 12th century Islamic pieces, 15th century Japanese [[celadon|celadon]] ceramics (punch'ong), and 18th century English blue class stoneware. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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sgraffito ware; sgraffiato; punch'ong | sgraffito ware; sgraffiato; punch'ong | ||
| − | == | + | == Sources Checked for Data in Record == |
* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "sgraffito." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2005. Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service 4 Feb. 2005 . | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "sgraffito." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2005. Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service 4 Feb. 2005 . | ||
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Description
A decorative technique produced by scratching the surface of a painting, pottery, or glass to reveal a different color layer underneath. Sgraffito was used during the Middle Ages on illuminated manuscripts. Sgraffito decorated pottery, or sgraffito ware, include 12th century Islamic pieces, 15th century Japanese Celadon ceramics (punch'ong), and 18th century English blue class stoneware.
Synonyms and Related Terms
sgraffito ware; sgraffiato; punch'ong
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "sgraffito." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2005. Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service 4 Feb. 2005 .
- Website address 1 Comment: Karak resources project (Islamic pottery) at http://www.vkrp.org/studies/archaeological/pottery-islamic-period/info/middle-islamic-pottery.asp
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pottery