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IMARI PORCELAIN [2 records]

Record 1 1996-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pottery
DEF

Japanese porcelain made primarily during the Edo period(1603-1867; i. e., the period of the Tokugawa shogunate) by the Sakaida family, who established kilns at Arita, near the port of Imari in the province of Hizen(Saga Prefecture). Typical dishes, bowls, and vases have octagonal, hexagonal, or square shapes, perhaps because these shapes give less evidence of warping in the kiln than do circular ones. Wares were painted in a pale underglaze blue until the family learned the Chinese secret of using overglaze colours.

Key term(s)
  • Kakiemon

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poteries
OBS

Kakiemon ou Sakaida Kakiemon, potier japonais (1596-1660 ou 1666). Établi à Arita (province de Hizen), il a «japonisé» la porcelaine qui portera son nom en créant des décors légers aux tonalités transparentes que fait valoir une couverte laiteuse.

Spanish

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Record 2 1996-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Porcelain and Fine Ceramics
  • Symbols, Motifs and Ornaments (Arts)
CONT

Imari. Japanese porcelain made at Arita(Hizen province) from the beginning of the 18th century onwards, and shipped from the port of Imari not far away. The decoration, perhaps influenced by Dutch traders, was overcrowded, and based on native textiles and brocades. Its popularity was such that it was copied, with variations, in China-a ware known as Chinese Imari. It is painted in several colours, of which a blackish underglaze blue and a strong dark red predominate. Its forms, decoration, and palette were copied in Europe....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Porcelaines
  • Symboles, motifs et ornements (Arts)
OBS

C'est à partir d'Imari qu'étaient expédiées en grand nombre vers l'Europe, au début du XVIIIe s., les porcelaines exécutées à Arita (province de Hizen). Par extension, le nom d'«Imari» s'applique aux décors en bleu, rouge et or de ces porcelaines et à leurs imitations chinoises et européennes (Delft, Meissen, etc.).

Spanish

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