Potters and patrons in Edo period Japan : Takatori ware and the Kuroda domain
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Potters and patrons in Edo period Japan : Takatori ware and the Kuroda domain
(The histories of material culture and collecting, 1700-1950)
Ashgate, c2011
- : hardcover
- Other Title
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Potters and patrons in Edo period Japan
Takatori ware and the Kuroda domain
Available at 16 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes bibliographies
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Potters and Patrons in Edo Period Japan: Takatori Ware and the Kuroda Domain traces the development of one of Japan's best-documented ceramic types, from its beginnings around 1600 until the abolition of the domain system in 1871. Using historical records, archaeological material from early kilns and consumer sites, and the results of comparative chemical analysis, this study explores the operation of Takatori as the official ceramic workshop of the Kuroda, lords of one of the largest domains in Japan. Spanning cultural, aesthetic, economic and practical aspects, this book presents Takatori ware as an ideal archetype with which to compare developments in elite ceramics in other parts of Japan throughout the Edo period. In addition to its scholarly examination of the operation of a domain-sponsored ceramics workshop over more than 250 years, the book includes illustrations of examples from each of the seven Takatori workshop locations, including beautiful pieces that have never before appeared in print.
Table of Contents
- Contents: Preface
- Introduction: historical context
- The search for a style: Takatori ware production in the 17th century
- The struggle for stability: later Takatori ware production, 1716-1871
- From rough to refined: the ceramics of Takatori
- 'Suitable for your use in Chanoyu': the tea caddies of Takatori
- Ceramics fit for a lord: the distribution and use of Takatori ceramics
- Epilogue: the Takatori legacy
- Appendices
- Sources cited
- Index.
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