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From the middle of the 11th century to the 16th century, Japan imported much Chinese celadon greenware, white porcelain, and blue-and-white ware. Japan also imported Chinese pottery as well as Korean and Vietnamese ceramics. Such Chinese ceramics (tenmoku) were regarded as sophisticated items, which the upper classes used in the tea ceremony ...
Arita porcelain dish with underglaze blue, with design of river, weirs, and maple leaves, c. 1650–1670s Arita Sarayama dish with overglaze polychrome enamel design of plum and fence, 1700–1730s Arita ware ( Japanese : 有田焼 , Hepburn : Arita-yaki ) is a broad term for Japanese porcelain made in the area around the town of Arita , in the ...
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 ]
Imari ware bowl, stormy seascape design in overglaze enamel, Edo period, 17th–18th century. Imari ware (Japanese: 伊万里焼, Hepburn: Imari-yaki) is a Western term for a brightly-coloured style of Arita ware (有田焼, Arita-yaki) Japanese export porcelain made in the area of Arita, in the former Hizen Province, northwestern Kyūshū.
Ko-Kutani (old Kutani) five colours Iroe type sake ewer with bird and flower design in overglaze enamel, Edo period, 17th century. Kutani ware (九谷焼, Kutani-yaki) is a style of Japanese porcelain traditionally supposed to be from Kutani, now a part of Kaga, Ishikawa, in the former Kaga Province. [1]
Shino ware tea bowl furisode, Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo period, 16th-17th century Shino incense container (kogo) with sculpted figures of Jurojin with a crane and a tortoise in feldspar glaze by Masaki Sōzaburō, late Edo period, early 19th century Shino ware shallow bowl, Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo period, 16th-17th century Nezumi-Shino ware, square dish with autumn grasses design, Azuchi-Momoyama ...
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.
Oribe Black (Oribe-guro), early Edo period, c. 1620 Cornered bowl, Mino ware, Oribe type, early Edo period, 1600s. Oribe ware (also known as 織部焼 Oribe-yaki) is a style of Japanese pottery that first appeared in the sixteenth century.