Explanation Explanation of Korean ceramics
Korean tea bowls such as Ido, Kumagawa, Mishima, Hake-me, Iraho, and Tottoya were once called Goryeo tea bowls, and even...
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China Explanation of Chinese ceramics
The term “karamono” can be interpreted literally as “things from Tang,” referring to items made in China. However, due t...
Explanation Tenmoku, Setoguro, Kiseido, Shino, Oribe, Hakuun
Today, Shino tea bowls are highly valued, but they are not an old, traditional type of tea bowl. When the Taisho Meiki K...
Explanation Chojiro, Doi, Koetsu, Karatsu, Hagi, Takatori, Satsuma, Shigaraki, Asahi, Nisen, Kenzan
ChojiroThe Momoyama period was a time of great change in the history of Japanese pottery. Examples of this include the b...
Explanation Mishima, Hakeme, Kumagawa, Kakinotsuke, Totoya, Kogu, Waridai, Gosho-maru, Iraho, Choshima, Unkaku, Kinkai, Gohon, Kora
The following are included in the collection: Mishima, Hakeme, Kumagawa, Kakitsuke, Totoya, Kori, Waridai, Gosomaru, Ira...
Explanation Korea Chawan
well, wellside, soba, ame-nori, kohiki, katate, tamago-teThe general term for tea bowls made in Korea, including well, a...
Explanation China Chawan
Tenmoku, celadon, painted Koryo ware, red-painted ware, blue and white ware, old blue and white ware, gosu, Shousui, Anp...
Explanation Kyoyaki
In the Edo period, Kyoto became one of Japan's leading pottery production centers, with kilns belching out smoke in all ...
Explanation Kenzan
The works of Kōhō Sōsa, who is thought to have had a great influence on Kenzan, are not as well known as those of Ninshō...
Explanation Ninsei
There are still many things about the history of Japanese ceramics before the middle of the Edo period that are still un...
Explanation Ko-Kutani
The Ko-Kutani kilns have long been shrouded in mystery, and there has been much debate among experts and pottery enthusi...
Explanation Nabeshima
The mainstay of Nabeshima ware is a set of four types of identical-style plates, called kibai-gata, which were fired at ...