What is bisqueware?

Ceramic bisque is undecorated fired ceramic. In ceramics, there are usually two firings in order to finish a piece. The first firing produces a piece that is hard and able to be decorated with ceramic paint. The second firing makes the paint melt into the waterproof coating that is glass like in texture.

So bisque is the first firing. This piece can be decorated with paint that does not need to be fired the second time. These pieces are very common in decorative figurines.