Imari ware
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Imari ware is a Western term for a brightly-coloured style of Arita ware Japanese export porcelain made in the area of Arita, in the former Hizen Province, northwestern Kyūshū. They were exported to Europe in large quantities, especially between the second half of the 17th century and the first half of the 18th century.
Imari ware bowl, stormy seascape design in overglaze enamel, Edo period, 17th–18th century
"Early Imari" water jar, 1630s
18th-century Imari covered tureen in the District Museum, Tarnów; an example of export porcelain collected by Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth's magnateria
Chinese Imari porcelain vases of the Kangxi period (1662–1722), Qing dynasty
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 and southeastern Asian markets. Production for export to the West falls almost entirely into two periods, firstly between the 1650s and 1740s, and then the period from the 1850s onwards.
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