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Some falsely used the names of famous artists or studios to mark pieces. [52] Early Japanese ceramics rarely had stamps or signatures, which can make dating some Satsuma ware difficult. [ 53 ] One characteristic of earlier pieces, however, is a high-quality glaze and finish, as later mass production led to dramatically inferior works. [ 54 ]
Yabu Meizan (Japanese: 藪 明山, birth name Yabu Masashichi (藪 政七), [1] January 20, 1853 – 1934) was a Japanese artist and workshop owner known for painting on porcelain. His studio produced high-end Satsuma ware, primarily for the export market. That term was originally coined for artistic painted porcelain from the Satsuma Province ...
Satsuma ware was a name originally given to pottery from Satsuma province, elaborately decorated with overglaze enamels and gilding. These wares were highly praised in the West. Seen in the West as distinctively Japanese, this style actually owed a lot to imported pigments and Western influences, and had been created with export in mind. [22]
Used for laboratory ware, such as evaporating dishes and reaction vessels. [5] China clay Synonym for kaolin: a raw material for many types of clay body, and is the main clay for porcelain. [6] China stone A pottery stone that was formerly mined in Cornwall in the UK. Traditionally was used at around 25% in bone china bodies. Also known as ...
Chinese export porcelain made for European markets was a well-developed trade before Japanese production of porcelain even began, but the Japanese kilns were able to take a significant share of the market from the 1640s, when the wars of the transition between the Ming dynasty and the Qing dynasty disrupted production of the Jingdezhen porcelain that made up the bulk of production for Europe ...
Edo kiriko (ja:江戸切子) features transparent and colorless glass, while Satsuma kiriko is more delicate and features overlaid colored glass. According to a recent study, the new one is produced since the section of the colorless Satsuma kiriko is tidied up. [clarification needed] The main feature is the deep color of the overlaid colored ...
Kakiemon is a term that generates some confusion, being the name of a family, one or more kilns, and a brightly-coloured overglaze style. The style originated with the family, whose kilns were the main producers of it, but other kilns also made it, and the Kakiemon kilns made other styles.
Name: name as registered in the Database of National Cultural Properties [4] Artist: name of the artist if known; Remarks: additional information such as style, special materials, techniques or notable owners; Date: period and year; the column entries sort by year. If the entry can only be dated to a time-period, they sort by the start year of ...