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Bolesławiec pottery is the collective term for pottery produced in Bolesławiec, Poland. Boleslawiec Pottery is also known collectively as ''Polish pottery'' or ''Polish stoneware''.〔Beck-Friedman, Tova. "The 40th Symposium for Ceramics and Sculpture, Boleslawiec, 2004." Ceram Tech 21(2005)〕 ==Overview== For centuries one of the premier art forms in Eastern Europe has been the pottery and ceramics created in the Silesia region of Poland. The durable and functional creamy white and blue stoneware pieces are unique and easily identifiable. Ceramics and pottery are a definitive part of the identity of the city of Bolesławiec, Poland. The town itself is often called ''Miasto Ceramiki'' (Town of ceramics).〔Permanent Exhibition. Museum of Ceramics in Boleslaweic. Museum of Ceramics in Boleslawiec. 13 Oct 2008 (Permanent Exhibition )〕 It is impossible to talk about the town without talking about the ceramics that have been produced there for over a thousand years. It is a matter of great pride to the inhabitants. Ceramic art has long been intertwined with Bolesławiec, a town located in Silesia, a historically disputed region of Europe. The ceramics works are referred to as Boleslawiec pottery, or they are sometimes called by their German name: Bunzlau pottery or Bunzlauer pottery.〔Mack, Charles R., and Ilona S. Mack. "The Bunzlau Pottery of Germany and Silesia." The Magazine Antiques July, 1997: pg.88.〕 There has recently been a resurgence in the popularity of Boleslawiec ceramic art in the United States.〔Boleslawiec Polish Stoneware. Polish Art Center. Polish Art Center: Treasury of Polish Heritage. (Boleslawiec Pottery )〕 The geography lends itself to ceramic work as the area is rich in natural clay deposits; the clay is still excavated today.〔Hildyard, Robin. European Ceramics. Philadelphia: Penn, 1999.〕 The clay is plentiful and of extremely high quality. It has a high feldspar and silicon content, and is classified as stoneware after firing. It is fired at extremely high temperatures, around 1100-1300 degrees Celsius. The clay is brown to grey in color, and rough in texture compared to finer claybodies such as porcelain.〔Bentkowska, Anna. "Poland: Ceramics."The Grove Dictionary of Art. 1996.〕 Stoneware is sturdy and vitreous to semi-vitreous and porous when fired. Glaze can be applied and the piece can be re-fired to create a watertight surface. There is also a unique clay slip associated with the Bolesławiec supply base, the application of which results in a glossy, brown surface.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bolesławiec pottery」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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