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raku
noun(ra-ku)
Japanese hand-modeled pottery that is fired at a low temperature and rapidly cooled
raku
noun(ra-ku)
a process by which pottery is fired at a relatively low temperature and then moved while hot to a closed container with combustible materials (such as paper or sawdust) that ignite and cause a reaction creating colors and patterns in the pottery's surface; also : pottery produced using this process

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