| What is Imari? |
| Imari is a Japanese porcelain named after a small sea port in the province of Hizen in Kyushu, the southern island of Japan, shipped out to both domestic and foreign markets under a strict restriction by the local feudal lords of the Nabeshima clan during the Edo period (1603 - 1868). |
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1) A name, "Imari" appeared in writing in Japan
in the mid 17th century.
2) Roughly about 60% of the porcelains shipped
out of the Imari port were made in and near Arita
until Meiji 30th (1897) when the railway arrived.
3) Hizen is a name of the province in the Edo
period which included present-day Saga and
Nagasaki prefectures.
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