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Japanese pottery - Styles of Japanese pottery

• Arita-yaki – Produced in Saga. Introduced by Korean potters at the beginning of the Edo Period.

Also called Imari-yaki.

• Bizen-yaki – Produced in Okayama. Also called Inbe-yaki. A reddish-brown pottery, which is believed to have originated in the 6th century.

• Hagi-yaki – Produced in Yamaguchi. Since it is burned at a relatively low temperature, it is fragile and transmits the warmth of its contents quickly.

• Karatsu-yaki – Produced in Saga. The most produced pottery in western Japan. Believed to have started in the 16th century. Greatly influenced by Korean potters.

• Kutani-yaki – Produced in Ishikawa.

• Mino-yaki – Produced in Gifu. Includes Shino-yaki, Oribe-yaki, Setoguro, and Ki-Seto.

• Onda-yaki – Produced in Kyushu. Produced by families and passed on only to their own children. The outstanding fact is, that they still produce it without electricity.

• Raku-yaki – Produced in Kyoto. There is a proverb of the hierarchy of ceramic styles used for tea ceremony: 'First, Raku(-yaki). Second, Hagi. Third, Karatsu.'

• Ryumonji-yaki – Produced in Kagoshima. Started by Korean potters about four hundred years ago.

• Seto-yaki – Produced in Aichi. The most produced Japanese pottery in Japan. Sometimes, the term Seto-yaki (or Seto-mono) stands for all Japanese pottery.

• Shigaraki-yaki – Produced in Shiga. One of the oldest styles in Japan. Famous for tanuki pottery pieces.

• Souma-yaki – Produced in Fukushima. Image of a horse (uma or koma), which is very popular in this area, is the main pattern. Therefore, it is sometimes called Soumakoma-Yaki.

• Tamba-yaki – Produced in Hyogo. Also called Tatekui-yaki. One of the six oldest kinds in Japan.

• Tokoname-yaki – Produced in Aichi. Most are flower vases, rice bowls, teacup.

• Tobe-yaki – Produced in Shikoku. Most are thick porcelain table ware with blue cobalt paintings.

• Yokkaichi-Banko-yaki – Produced in Mie. Most are teacups, teapots, flower vases, and Sake vessels. Believed to have originated in the 19th century.

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