kodou 胡銅
KEY WORD : art history / crafts
 
A kind of bronze used in North China and Japan. It was known in Japan by the Muromachi period, with variants including shidou 紫銅 (purple copper). Generally, dark yellow Chinese-made copper was called kodou. It was used for many tea wares.
 
 

 
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