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Nabeshima. 鍋島焼. Scope note. Material Culture: Kan’ei Era. Production Place: Nishimatsuura County, Saga Prefecture, Japan. A type of porcelain under the patronage of the Nabeshima family, feudal lord of Hizen Province (present-day Saga Prefecture).
Nabeshima ware (鍋島焼, Nabeshima-yaki) is a type of Japanese pottery, specifically an unusually high-quality porcelain. It was produced in Ōkawachi kilns managed directly by the Saga Domain under the Nabeshima clan from the 17th to the 19th centuries. [1]
Nabeshima ware (Nabeshima-yaki) is a type of Japanese Arita ware of an unusually high quality. Nabeshima is a supreme Japanese porcelain ware that was manufactured at the Nabeshima feudal kiln located in today's Saga prefecture.
Nabeshima - Japanese porcelain. The most distinguished of all Japanese porcelain was made at o-kawachi near Arita for the sole use of the governing Nabeshima clan. Nabeshima ware broke with the Chinese-inspired tradition, using only Japanese motifs in a bold and striking way.
Jun 27, 2014 · Ceramics offer a fascinating window into Japan’s turbulent past and Nabeshima pottery is a captivating example of how history and pottery comes together. The fortunes of this elegant and noble style of ceramics mirror the ups and downs of Japanese history over the past four centuries.
Nabeshima ware used wholly Japanese motifs in a bollod and striking way. On this piece the three jars apparently floating clear of stylised waves may symbolise respectively cracked ice indicating old age, white indicating innocence, and plum blossom representing the fragrance of youth.
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A type of Nabeshima ware in which a celadon glaze is applied to the raw stone from Okawachiyama and repeatedly fired in a way that prevents the work from coming into contact with oxygen. This reduction firing technique causes it to develop a beautiful blue-green color.
