Overglaze

Japanese jar
MFA# 57.383

Description

Wine bottle
MFA# 92.6015

A ceramic glaze, often translucent, added on top of a previously glazed piece. The overglaze is fired at a lower temperature.

Synonyms and Related Terms

O/G; on-glaze

Resources and Citations

• Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: -"pottery." Accessed 4 Feb. 2005

• Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000