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Gosu Gombei is said to have helped Sakaida Kakiemon of Minamikawara, Hizen (Magokawa, Nishi-Arita-cho, Nishi-Matsuura-gu...

Gosu Akae (Gosu red painting)Also called akae-gosu. A bold design of mainly reddish green on a dyed or white porcelain b...

Gosu (Koshu)Name of a mineral containing a cobalt compound. It is black with a blue-green tinge, like sand. It is dissol...

Goshomaru (Gosho-maru)The Goshomaru tea bowl is the earliest example of this type, and was designed by Furuta Oribe and ...

An old kiln of Hizen Karatsu ware. It is located in Kojukanja, Nashikawachi, Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture. Empress Jing...

Koshimino (waistcoat)Chukoh specialty. Takatori-ware tea caddy. Among the Takatori tea caddies favored by Enshu, the mon...

Koshiji (blocked)Chuko Meibutsu. Fujishiro Shunkei Charyu, Eki Tebonya. Also called Koshiji. It is said that when the Ma...

An earthenware vessel used as a steamer, i.e., with an open bottom or with two or more holes in the bottom, with rice, e...

Koshigaraki (Old Shigaraki)Old pottery from Shigaraki, Koka County, Omi Province (Shiga Prefecture). The pottery industr...

KosatsumaKosatsuma" generally refers to works from the early period of Satsuma ware production. The potters include natu...

The Kosai Kiln Site Group is a group of old kiln sites located in Kosai and Arai-cho, Hamana-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture. T...

Gosai (Five Colors)A type of overglaze enamels completed in the Ming Dynasty of China. The paint is transparent and show...