Craft · No. 83
No. 83陶磁器
Imari-Arita Ware
伊万里・有田焼
imari arita ware · 佐賀県
Imari-Arita Ware is Japan's oldest porcelain tradition, produced in and around Arita, Saga Prefecture. Renowned for its luminous white porcelain body and intricate overglaze enamel decoration, it has been treasured by collectors and royal courts around the world for centuries.
- Origin
- 佐賀県
- Category
- 陶磁器
- Materials
- Porcelain stone · Gold · 呉須
- Designation
- Nat'l Traditional Craft
No. IHistory
The history of Arita Ware begins in the early 17th century, when potters — including the Korean-born artisan Ri Sampei — discovered porcelain stone at…
No. IIMaterials
Arita Ware's defining characteristic lies in its use of high-quality porcelain stone (touseki) quarried locally at Izumiyama and from the Amakusa regi…
No. IIITechniques
The production of Arita Ware involves a carefully sequenced series of steps: clay preparation, forming, bisque firing, glazing, main firing, and paint…
No. IVClimate
The Arita region sits atop granite-rich terrain that yields the high-quality porcelain stone essential to the ware's distinctively white body. The are…
