Hibikido's anagama construction and the first firing.

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Anagama construction and the first firing

Anagama construction

Ground plan
(Under Construction)

#01 Preparation of anagama construction

#02 Preparation of anagama construction

#03 Preparation of anagama construction

#04 Preparation of anagama construction備

#05 Preparation of anagama construction

#06 Basic construction

#07 A helper joins from USA

#08 The foundation of a fire box was finished

#09 Basic structure of the backmost part

#10 The strong foundation(from front)

#11 The strong foundation(from back)

#12 Fire box and grate

#13 Kiln seen from back 1

#14 Kiln seen from back 2

#15 A part of arch

#16 Drain

#17 A part of grate

#18 The model in a fire box

#19 From back side

#20 The model in a chamber

#21 The complete view after model seting

#22 Entrance 1

#23 Entrance 2

#24 Chamber room's almost completed

#25 Fire box

#26 The end brick of chamber

#27 Fire box

#28 From other angle

#29 Inside of the kiln

#30 The detail of backwall

#31 The joint of a flue

#32 Empty room and backwall

#33 The detail of under fire mouth

#34 Anagama was completed

Loading

#01 Loading 1

#02 Loading 2

#03 Loading 3

#04 Loading 4

#05 Loading 5

#06 Loading 6

Firing

#01 6:00 p.m. on April 21

#02 2:00 p.m. on April 22

#03 from 7:00 p.m. on the same day

#04 April 23

#05 April 24

#06 from 2:00 a.m. on April 25

#07 10:00 P.M. on April 26

#08 2:00 P.M. on April 27

#09 2:00 A.M. on April 28

#10 4:00 A.M. on April 29

#11 4:00 A.M. on April 30

Unloading

#01 May 8, 2:00 p.m

#02 May 8, 2:00 p.m --

#03 May 8, 2:00 p.m --

#04 May 8, 2:00 p.m --

#05 May 8, 2:00 p.m --

#06 May 8, 2:00 p.m --

#07 May 8

#08 Link to Mr. Takigawa's page. (only Japanese)

The works from
the first firing

Shiho Kanzaki's works #1

Shiho Kanzaki's works #2

Hironobu Ogawa's works #1

Hironobu Ogawa's works #2

Takusuke Kawasaki

Miyako Nakane

Jeff Jewell

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