Sharkskin Glaze (鮫肌釉)
Sharkskin glazes have a distinctively bumpy surface that is created by contraction and cracking of the glaze during firing. This glazing method was popular at a number of potteries during the Meiji period, some of which began exporting sharkskin wares to America in 1885. This glaze can also be called same-gusuri or samehada-gusuri (Crueger et al. 2006:293; Ross 2009:159-160).
Side of Samehada-Gusuri Dobin (sharkskin glaze teapot)
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