Most of the luxury items which were displayed in European palaces or great houses or in Kunstkammern were Japanese ceramics, in particular in the Imari and Kakiemon styles, and porcelain figurines.

Ōborisōma ware (大堀相馬焼), also known as Ōbori ware (大堀焼) or Sōma ware (相馬焼) is a form of Japanese pottery traditionally from the Hamadōri area of Fukushima Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of Japan.

Porcelain is a material made from well-chosen porcelain clay or pottery stone through technological processes like proportioning, molding, drying and firing. Although porcelain developed from pottery, ...

Porcelain, as we know it, has been around for centuries. In the 1200s, it was shaped into fine pottery and used to create beautifully crafted vases and bowls. Now, the durable material has found ...

ARITA, Saga Prefecture--Visitors to the Arita Porcelain Park here can learn more than just about the long history of Arita ware and how the area became the birthplace of Japanese porcelain.