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MASTERPIECESof Japan

中国

Chūgoku

Bizen blades and stoneware; the tea bowls of Hagi.

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Regional Crafts

産地の工芸

Representative crafts of each region — place of production, material, technique and history, written only within what the cited sources state.

Tottori · Shimane · Okayama · Hiroshima · Yamaguchi

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    Bizen Ware

    Okayama · Ceramic

    Ceramics from around Bizen, Okayama, also called Imbe ware — one of the Six Ancient Kilns.

    Sources: Wikipedia（日本語版） ↗

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    Hagi Ware

    Yamaguchi · Ceramic

    Pottery of Hagi, Yamaguchi, prized by tea masters (“first Raku, second Hagi, third Karatsu”) and known for changing colour with use.

    Sources: Wikipedia（日本語版） ↗