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It is always plain white without colored patterns and is often seen as bowls, tea pots, cups and other Japanese tableware. It was also used for small figurines, mostly for Buddhist and sometimes Christian religious figures and Japanese genre figures. Like other plain wares, it was appropriate use for
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However, a large quantity of these ceramics were intended for a Japanese market before drastic trade restrictions by the mid 1600s. Items were largely Buddhist images and ritual utensils utilized for family altar use. Wares associated with funerals and the dead have perhaps led to a certain
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Many examples of the great beauty of this ware have made their way to collections in the west from Japan. Among the countless Buddhist images meant for the Japanese market are those with strongly stylized robes that show an influence from the
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kilns and elsewhere. The two wares can be easily distinguished. Japanese figures are usually closed on the base and a small hole for ventilation can be seen. Hirado ware also displays a slightly orange tinge on unglazed areas.
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The plain white incense tripods and associated objects for Japanese religious, ritual observance and the Buddhist Goddesses of Mercy with child figurines that closely resemble the Christian
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This is not to suggest that historically Japanese were entirely oblivious to the existence of the Fujian province kilns and their porcelain, now known as Dehua or
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are designed specifically for a Japanese market. Such figurines were known as Maria Kannon or "Blessed Virgin Goddesses of Mercy" and were part of the "
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disinterest in this ware among present day Japanese, despite an intense interest in other aspects of Chinese ceramic culture and history.
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porcelain, where the glaze has subtle colour gradations of icy, bluish white. In Chinese this type of glaze is known as
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various types of vessels for religious use. It was originally developed for the Japanese market, but became one of
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ware. Another artist is Seigo Nakamura, who is an Arita ware artist, and Inoue Manji. The retail company
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kingdom, the term also functioned as a ubiquitous term for various products from the Korean peninsula.
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ware (a French term for Chinese white porcelain which is in common usage in the West).
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White porcelain Buddhist statuary was extensively produced in Japan at the
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brought over a number of Korean potters, including the potter Ri Sampei (
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hexagonal bowls and dishes, late Edo period to early Meiji era, 1840–1870
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are Fukami Sueharu, Suzuki Osamu, and Yagi Akira. Kaiji Tsukamoto
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or "Korean White Ware". Although Korai is a term for an ancient
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Dehua white porcelain is traditionally known among Japanese as
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stones kneaded into clay, using traditional techniques.
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home ware, which is produced out of ground translucent
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Arita ware

Kannon

sake set
Masahiro Mori
Japanese pottery and porcelain
Dehua porcelain
Japanese export porcelain
Korean
Blanc de Chine
Fujian province
Kano School
Tokugawa Japan
Madonna and Child
hidden Christian
Hirado
Nabeshima Naoshige
Saga Domain
Yi Sam Pyong
Masahiro Mori
Muji
Amakusa
Intangible Cultural Property
Qingbai ware
celadon
Living National Treasure

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