The Sun "Special Issue" No. 08 Winter '76 - Pottery Series Imari and Kutani Porcelains

Hideaki, Yujobo:

Published by Tokyo (J), Heibonsha Ltd, 1976

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196 Seiten Fresh and clean copy in good condition. Japanese language magazine with full color photos throughout. Frisches und sauberes Exemplar in gutem Zustand. Japanischsprachiges Magazin mit durchgehend farbigen Fotos. Inhalt - "During the military expedition of Toyotomi-Hideyoshi's armies to Korea, Korean potters, who were forcibly brought to Japan opened their kilns at Karatsu and Hagi. In 1616, Li Sam Pyong discovered white porcelain ore and white porcelains with painted pictures on them became very popula. Further, in 1644, Sakaida-Kakiemon succeeded in producing red-colored porcelains. With these technical innovations, the porcelain-making industry flourished in Japan. Manry porcelains were shipped from the port of Imari to various parts othe country and to foreign countries, too, where they were called "Imari". The name of "Imari" porcelains came to be known throughout Japan and the world, thanks to the active commercial activities of burgeoning merchants in the middle of the Yedo period and the commercial agents of Holland's United East-India Company based in Jakarta. Section I shows Imari porcelains rich in variety and colorful in designö "Kakiemon" porcelains which had become graceful and simple in tone since the creation of red-colored porcelainsö "Nabeshima" porcelains which were produced form the kilns operated in Arita by the Nabeshima Clan, a feudal government which paid much attention to the devlopment of the ceramic industry and sought to attain perfection in pottery: and porcelains with unique qualities produced in the neighboring districts of Imari, such as MIkawachi and Kameyama. Also shown in this section are Kutani porcealins which are marked by strong lines, deep colors and vigorous design. The art of porcelain-making found its way from Arita in Kyushu to Kutani in the mountainoous areas of Ishikawa Prefecture. SEction II entitled "Colored Pictures Exported" introduces to the readers many "Iman" and "Kakiemon" porcelains exported aboard ships of the East-India Company of the Netherlands, which was the only trade partner country of Japan during the Yedo period. Shown here are porcelains with foreign design, made to order from foreign clients, and also "Kakiemon" imitations made by foreign kilns, such as those at Delft in the Netherlands, Chelsea in England, and Chantilly in France. Section III shows five moder n potters hwo today uphold the great tradition of Imar, Kakiemon, Nabeshima, and Kutani tarditions, together with their works. They are Sakaida-Kakiemon XIII - Imaizumi-Imaemon XIII - Fujio Kitade and Hakujo Ono ja Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

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• Title: The Sun "Special Issue" No. 08 Winter '76 - Pottery Series Imari and Kutani Porcelains
• Publisher: Tokyo (J), Heibonsha Ltd
• Publication Date: 1976
• Language: Japanese
• Binding: , Broschiert
• Condition: Sehr gut
• Weight: 550 grams
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