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Koishiwara ware (小石原焼, Koishiwara-yaki), formerly known as Nakano ware, is a type of Japanese pottery traditionally from Koishiwara, Fukuoka Prefecture in western Japan. Koishiwara ware consists of utility vessels such as bowls, plates, and tea cups. The style is often slipware.

History

Pottery was first made in Koishiwara in 1682 as a result of the relocation of the Korean-founded Takatori workshop to nearby Tsuzumi. A kiln for firing porcelain was built in Koishiwara, and porcelain wares were made for export there with local materials until the eighteenth century. The Koishiwara style as it is known today had developed by the mid-eighteenth century. Abandoning porcelain production, potters began to use dark-firing stoneware for their pottery.

20th Century Developments

Beginning in the mid-twentieth century, technological advancements such as clay crushers, kiln shelves, and electric kilns allowed Koishiwara potters to work more efficiently and profitably than other potters in the surrounding area. As a result, Koishiwara potters were able to purchase land near their ceramic sites and develop it as tourist resorts and retail centers. Modern Koishiwara ware pottery represents the success of the mingei or folk craft movement in Japan.

Contemporary Koishiwara Style

Stylistic trademarks of Koishiwara ware include different types of slip decoration in which light-colored slip is applied to a leather-hard pot before a tool is used to create a pattern which reveals the dark clay underneath. The characteristic double glazing style of Koishiwara ware uses an overall clear glaze and trailing or pouring copper green and iron glazes in spots over the clear base glaze. The area still serves as a large ceramic production site for everyday wares, attracting tourists and selling large amounts of pottery every year.

See also

• Onta ware
• List of Traditional Crafts of Japan

References

1. ^ Creuger, Anneliese; Creuger, Wulf; Itô, Saeke (2011). Modern Japanese Ceramics: Pathways of Innovation and Tradition. New York: Lark Books. pp. 87–89.
2. Maske, Andrew L. (2011). Potters and Patrons in Edo Period Japan: Takatori Ware and the Kuroda Domain. Burlington, VT: Ashgate. p. 45.
3. Maske, Andrew L. (2011). Potters and Patrons in Edo Period Japan: Takatori Ware and the Kuroda Domain. Burlington, VT: Ashgate. p. 48.
4. Moeran, Brian (1997). Folk Art Potters of Japan: Beyond an Anthropology of Aesthetics. Honolulu, Hawai'i: University of Hawai'i Press. pp. 96, 125, 149, 198.
5. Maske, Andrew, L. (2011). Potters and Patrons in Edo Period Japan: Takatori Ware and the Kuroda Domain. Burlington, VT: Ashgate. p. 1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
6. Moeran, Brian (1997). Folk Art Potters of Japan: Beyond an Anthropology of Aesthetics. Honolulu, Hawai'i: University of Hawai'i Press. p. 140.
7. Wilson, Richard L. (1995). Inside Japanese Ceramics: A Primer of Materials, Techniques, and Traditions. New York: Weatherhill, Inc. pp. 108–109. ISBN 0-8348-0346-1.
8. Wilson, Richard L. (1995). Inside Japanese Ceramics: A Primer of Materials, Techniques, and Traditions. New York: Weatherhill Inc. pp. 137–138.
9. Moeran, Brian (1997). Folk Art Potters of Japan: Beyond an Anthropology of Aesthetics. Honolulu, Hawai'i: University of Hawai'i Press. pp. 140, 149.

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