Japanese pottery kiln sites

thumb|Kakiemon Imari ware hexagonal jar, flowering plant and phoenix design in overglaze enamel. Edo period, 17th century thumb|Kakiemon square bottle with plums and stylized flowers in glaze and gilding. Edo period, 1670–1690 is a style of Japanese porcelain, with overglaze decoration called "enameled" ceramics. It was originally produced at the kilns around Arita, in Japan's Hizen province (today, Saga Prefecture) from the Edo period's mid-17th century onwards. The quality of its decoration was highly prized in the West and widely imitated by major European porcelain manufacturers during th

Group of ceramic kilns

type of Japanese porcelain ware