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Pottery and porcelain (陶磁器, tōjiki, also yakimono (焼きもの), or tōgei (陶芸)) is one of the oldest Japanese crafts and art forms, dating back to the Neolithic period. [1] Types have included earthenware , pottery , stoneware , porcelain , and blue-and-white ware .
Inuyama ware (犬山焼, Inuyama-yaki) is a type of Japanese pottery, stoneware, and ceramics produced in and around the municipality of Inuyama, Owari Province, in central Japan. History [ edit ]
Nabeshima ware (鍋島焼, Nabeshima-yaki) is a type of Japanese pottery, specifically an unusually high-quality porcelain. It was produced in Ōkawachi kilns managed directly by the Saga Domain under the Nabeshima clan from the 17th to the 19th centuries. [ 1 ]
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 ...
Mino ware (美濃焼, Mino-yaki) is a style of Japanese pottery, stoneware, and ceramics that is produced in Mino Province, mainly in the cities of Tajimi, Toki, Mizunami, and Kani in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan.
During the Meiji period, mass production techniques were introduced and Kasama grew to rival Mashiko as a leading pottery center for the Kantō region. After World War II , changes in local attitudes opened the Kasama-ware industry beyond its traditional restrictions on form and style, and also opened the door to any craftsmen, regardless of ...
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.
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 former Hizen Province, northwestern Kyūshū island. It is also known as Hizen ware ( 肥前焼 , Hizen-yaki ) after the wider area of the province.