Vessel & Kiln
A Japanese climbing kiln glowing during a wood firing at dusk

Japanse aardewerkregio's

Japans aardewerk is vernoemd naar de regio waar het gemaakt wordt. Lokale klei, ovens en glazuren geven elke stijl een herkenbare uitstraling. Kies een regio om de geschiedenis te lezen en stukken te koop te zien.

  1. 有田焼・伊万里焼Arita / Imari wareJapan's first porcelain, made in Arita from the early seventeenth century and shipped through the nearby port of Imari to Japan and Europe.74 te koop
  2. 備前焼Bizen wareUnglazed, high-fired stoneware from Imbe in Bizen City, coloured only by clay, flame and wood ash during long kiln firings.48 te koop
  3. 九谷焼Kutani wareBoldly enamelled porcelain from southern Ishikawa, known for its five-colour palette and, from the Meiji era, gold-rich export wares.46 te koop
  4. 美濃焼(志野・織部・黄瀬戸・瀬戸黒)Mino ware (Shino, Oribe, Ki-Seto, Seto-guro)Wares from the Tōnō area of Gifu, where Momoyama-period potters created Shino, Oribe, Ki-Seto and Seto-guro tea ceramics.25 te koop
  5. 信楽焼Shigaraki wareCoarse, warm-toned stoneware from the hills of Kōka City, prized for its flame colour, feldspar grit and natural ash glaze.18 te koop
  6. 薩摩焼Satsuma wareCeramics of Kagoshima founded by Korean potters, in two branches: refined ivory 'white Satsuma' and robust everyday 'black Satsuma'.16 te koop
  7. 京焼・清水焼Kyo-yaki / Kiyomizu-yakiCeramics and porcelain made in Kyoto, known for refined enamel painting and for famous individual artists rather than a single local clay.12 te koop
  8. 瀬戸焼Seto wareOne of Japan's oldest ceramic centres; its name became the everyday Japanese word for ceramics, 'setomono'.10 te koop
  9. 壺屋焼Tsuboya wareOkinawan pottery founded when the Ryukyu Kingdom gathered its kilns at Tsuboya in Naha; it includes both unglazed and glazed wares.10 te koop
  10. ノリタケ・大倉陶園・名古屋輸出陶磁器Noritake, Okura and Nagoya export porcelainModern Western-style porcelain made in Nagoya and Tokyo for export and domestic use, including 'Old Noritake' and Okura fine porcelain.10 te koop
  11. 萩焼Hagi wareSoft, absorbent tea ware from Hagi, Yamaguchi, founded by Korean potters and known for its pale glazes that change colour with use.9 te koop
  12. 唐津焼Karatsu wareStoneware from northern Saga, influenced by Korean techniques, valued for its iron-painted designs and its tea bowls.8 te koop
  13. 伊賀焼Iga wareWood-fired stoneware from Iga, Mie, best known for Momoyama-period tea vases with dramatic glassy green ash glaze and strong, distorted forms.7 te koop
  14. 益子焼Mashiko wareThick, sturdy stoneware from Tochigi, closely linked to Hamada Shōji and the Japanese folk-craft (mingei) movement.6 te koop
  15. 日本のガラス工芸(江戸切子・薩摩切子・スタジオガラス)Japanese art glass (Edo kiriko, Satsuma kiriko, studio glass)Japanese glass crafts, especially Edo and Satsuma kiriko cut glass, together with modern studio glass made by individual artists.6 te koop
  16. 高岡銅器Takaoka copperware (bronze casting)Cast copper and bronze from Takaoka, Toyama, including vases, incense burners and temple bells, made since the town's founding in the early seventeenth century.3 te koop
  17. 常滑焼Tokoname wareStoneware from the Chita Peninsula, known for medieval storage jars and, since the nineteenth century, for red clay (shudei) teapots.3 te koop
  18. 大樋焼Ohi wareHand-built, raku-related tea ware from Kanazawa, known for its distinctive amber glaze and made by the Ohi Chōzaemon family line.2 te koop
  19. 丹波焼(丹波立杭焼)Tamba ware (Tamba-Tachikui)Wood-fired stoneware from Tachikui in Tamba-Sasayama, made continuously since the medieval period and known for ash-glazed jars and bottles.1 te koop
  20. 高取焼Takatori wareRefined tea ware made for the Kuroda domain of Fukuoka, founded by a Korean potter and ranked among Kobori Enshū's 'seven kilns'.1 te koop