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Early Arita porcelain
From the 1590s to around 1600, early Arita ware characterized by cobalt-blue painted designs on white fine porcelain took shape in the Arita area of …
Timeline
- c. 1590–1598Arita · Hizen ProvinceAround the Imjin War, potters from the Korean peninsula brought glazing and kiln-firing techniques to Arita in Hizen Province; local daimyo and wealthy merchants funded kiln construction, and trials of white porcelain and blue-and-white wares began, forming the prototype of the Arita ware industry.
- 1595–1600Arita · Hizen ProvinceIn the mid-to-late 1590s, Arita kilns mastered cobalt-painting and high-temperature firing techniques; vessel forms and patterns absorbed Chinese Jingdezhen styles, and products supplied daimyo residences and temples and shrines, with quality gradually approaching imported Chinese porcelain.
- c. 1598–1600Nagasaki · Hizen ProvinceAround 1600, early Arita porcelain entered East Asian trade routes through Nagasaki and other ports, connecting with Portuguese and Dutch merchants and Chinese merchant ships, laying market and technical groundwork for the large-scale export of Japanese porcelain in the 17th century.
Sources
- The Cambridge History of Japan, Volume 4: Early Modern Japan — John Whitney Hall et al. (1991)
- 日本陶瓷史 — 小山富士夫 (1972)