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  2. Japanese pottery and porcelain - Wikipedia

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    In the Middle Ages, it was used for living utensils such as vases, pots and other everyday items, and in the Azuchi-Momoyama period, it was modified for use in tea rooms due to its simple taste. glazed stoneware (施和陶器 seyūtōki or 高火度和 kōkadoyū): fired at temperatures of 1250°C or higher. In many cases, the base is not pure ...

  3. Satsuma ware - Wikipedia

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    Most scholars date satsuma ware's appearance to the late sixteenth [1] or early seventeenth century. [2] In 1597–1598, at the conclusion of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's incursions into Korea, Korean potters, which at the time were highly regarded for their contributions to ceramics and the Korean ceramics industry, were captured and forcefully brought to Japan to kick-start Kyūshū's non-existent ...

  4. Japanese export porcelain - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. List of glassware - Wikipedia

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    This list of glassware [1] includes drinking vessels (drinkware), tableware used to set a table for eating a meal and generally glass items such as vases, and glasses used in the catering industry. It does not include laboratory glassware .

  6. List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: others) - Wikipedia

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    The items are selected by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology based on their "especially high historical or artistic value". [3] [4] The list presents 132 entries from Classical to early modern Japan, spanning from the 7th century Asuka to the 18th century Edo period. The number of items is higher, however, since ...

  7. Seiichi Morimura, who exposed the atrocities committed by the ...

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    Morimura began contributing articles to magazines while working in hotels. He won the prestigious Edogawa Rampo Prize for his mystery fiction in 1969 and the Mystery Writers of Japan Award in 1973.

  8. Apulian picture vases for a funeral ceremony (Berlin Antique ...

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    The vase collection is listed until 2010. The find complex associated with a group of ancient Apulian picture vases for a funeral ceremony (German: Apulische Bildervasen für eine Totenfeier) consists of 29 vases, plates, vase fragments, and fragment groups, which are showpieces of the Berlin Collection of Classical Antiquities in the Altes Museum.

  9. Use This Age Chart to Date Your Vintage Ball Mason Jars - AOL

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    Lucky for us, this handy chart can help you keep track of all the Ball jar logos. There are about eight different logos in total, starting in the 1880s and finishing in the present day.