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[[Seto wares]] were the dominant form in the late medieval period, up until the late 16th century, when [[Mino wares]] gained in commercial strength. [[Oda Nobunaga]] took steps to protect Seto potters by requiring Seto wares to be made in [[Seto (Owari)|Seto]] - in other words, potters elsewhere in the archipelago were forbidden from copying Seto potters' techniques.<ref>Gallery labels, ''Jidai wo tsukutta waza'' 時代を作った技 exhibition, National Museum of Japanese History, July 2013.</ref>

[[Seto wares]] were the dominant form in the late medieval period, up until the late 16th century, when [[Mino wares]] gained in commercial strength. [[Oda Nobunaga]] took steps to protect Seto potters by requiring Seto wares to be made in [[Seto (Owari)|Seto]] - in other words, potters elsewhere in the archipelago were forbidden from copying Seto potters' techniques.<ref>Gallery labels, ''Jidai wo tsukutta waza'' 時代を作った技 exhibition, National Museum of Japanese History, July 2013.</ref>

Meanwhile, even as various new styles of ceramics were developed and spread in various parts of the archipelago in the medieval period, many Kyoto artisans and residents continued to pride themselves on the simplicity of their local pottery styles. Simple-fired pieces made by hand, without a potter's wheel, glazes, or other decoration, in styles known as ''Kyôto hajiki'' and ''kawarake'', continued to dominate in the imperial city. Even today, such simple wares are used in ceremonial purposes, such as in presenting offerings to the [[kami|deities]] at [[Ise Shrine]] and elsewhere.

Meanwhile, even as various new styles of ceramics were developed and spread in various parts of the archipelago in the medieval period, many Kyoto artisans and residents continued to pride themselves on the simplicity of their local pottery styles. Simple-fired pieces made by hand, without a potter's wheel, glazes, or other decoration, in styles known as ''Kyôto hajiki'' and ''[[kawarake]]'', continued to dominate in the imperial city. Even today, such simple wares are used in ceremonial purposes, such as in presenting offerings to the [[kami|deities]] at [[Ise Shrine]] and elsewhere.

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