KERAMIC STUDIO 
67 
ROOKWOOD NOTES 
Ketaro Shirayamandai, the eminent Japanese artist, who 
has been connected with the Rookwood Pottery for several 
years, has left for a four months' trip to the land of his birth. 
He will carry with him several fine specimens of Rookwood, 
which he will present to Prime Minister Ito, of Japan, who is 
greatly interested in this work. 
Among the vases that he will take is one of the Iris type 
in robin's-egg green, with pond lilies ; another of the Standard 
type, in dark colors, while a third will be a mat glaze with ap- 
plied metals. Mr. Shirayamadani will personally deliver the 
articles to Prime Minister Ito as a present from Rookwood.— 
Cincinnati Enquirer. 
G E. M. — Tankards are very liable to crack in the fifing in a small kiln 
as the base is so much heavier than the rest of the piece, and the tempera- 
ture is higher at the bottom of the kiln than at the top. A crack is a diffi- 
cult thing to repair. Possibly by covering the crack with enamel orcement 
and firing it might hold, but we are not confident of it, a steel rivet could be 
put in which would hold the pieces while firing. 
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Mrs. W. H. P.— You will find directions for mixing raised paste for gold 
in the May, 1902 No. of Ketcamic Studio, directions for flat enamel in the 
Sept. 1901 No., use Dresden Aufsetzweiss in tubes with | flux, add A of this 
mixture to color. 
E. M. M.— Directions for filing an oil kiln will be found in the Feb. 1902 
No. of Kerajiic Studio answers to correspondents. The same directions 
will be found useful for gas kilns. Turn on gas very slowly and as it warms 
up turn on more by degrees, until it is on full at about half an hour. lV? 
hours will be about enough, cool slowly. 
Mrs. E. W. — The different marks on Haviland china designate the 
wares of several different firms of Haviland, all the china, however, is 
about the same. Most of the manufactories of white china are in or about 
Limoges. J. P. stands for Pouy'at china. T. V. is Tressemanes and Yogt- 
We do not know the other mark, but it is probably about the same grade 
of chi n a. It is all go od . 
Irish Belleek was made in Ireland, we think it is not made now. Ameri- 
can Belleek is made at Trenton. N. J. 
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