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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 ...
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 ...
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.
By 1878, Toyo had established a business in New York selling Japanese antiques and other goods, including pottery. The company was renamed Morimura Brothers in 1881. By the 1890s, the company had shifted from retail to wholesale operations and started working on design improvements for the pottery and porcelain ware, which had become one third ...
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 ...
For the first time in centuries the new blue and white appealed to the taste of the Mongol rulers of China. [citation needed] Blue and white ware also began making its appearance in Japan, where it was known as sometsuke. Various forms and decorations were highly influenced by China, but later developed its own forms and styles.