Arita ware
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Arita ware 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 after the wider ar
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 incense burner (kōro) with domestic scenes, late Edo period/early Meiji era, 19th century
NINSEI Wisteria Tea Jar MOA
Japanese export porcelain
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Japanese export porcelain includes a wide range of porcelain that was made and decorated in Japan primarily for export to Europe and later to North America, with significant quantities going to south
Arita ware
…Hizen ware (肥前焼, Hizen-yaki) after the wider area of the province. This was the area where the great majority of early Japanese porcelain, especially Japanese export porcelain, was made. In English usage "Arita ware" was traditionally used for the export wares in blue and white porcelain, mostly copying Chinese styles. The…
Kakiemon teapot, 1670–1690
Plate with Japanese court woman and birds, Imari ware, 1710–1730
Large Export Dish, c. 1660–1670, Arita ware, hard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, the decoration drawing on Kraak ware Chinese export porcelain, though this is normally in blue and white
Ko-Kutani style, 1650s or 1660s