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*''Japanese'': 今戸焼 ''(Imado yaki)''
Imado-yaki is a type of earthenware ceramics which was extremely popular and widespread in the [[Edo period]].
Produced since the beginning of the Edo period at Imado, in the [[Asakusa]] neighborhood of northeast [[Edo]], this form of ceramics first came to be known as "Imado-yaki" in the late 18th century. The neighborhood was particularly famous for its production of ceramic roof tiles, and the smoke from the kilns, rising up in the distance, was a part of the famous sights of ''[[meisho]]'' images of [[Senso-ji|Sensô-ji]], just a short distance away.
[[Timon Screech]] has argued that the flames and smoke of Imado played a symbolic or metaphorical role, in representing "hell," as part of a metaphorical journey up the [[Sumidagawa]], past Imado, to the "paradise" of the [[Yoshiwara]].
Following the 1923 Great Kantô Earthquake, the vast majority of potters relocated out of the Imado area. Only one family continues to produce Imado wares there, specializing in figures of [[maneki neko|lucky cats]] and foxes.
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==References==
*Plaques at Imado Shrine, Asakusa, Tokyo.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/9847426196/sizes/h/]
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Imado-yaki is a type of earthenware ceramics which was extremely popular and widespread in the [[Edo period]].
Produced since the beginning of the Edo period at Imado, in the [[Asakusa]] neighborhood of northeast [[Edo]], this form of ceramics first came to be known as "Imado-yaki" in the late 18th century. The neighborhood was particularly famous for its production of ceramic roof tiles, and the smoke from the kilns, rising up in the distance, was a part of the famous sights of ''[[meisho]]'' images of [[Senso-ji|Sensô-ji]], just a short distance away.
[[Timon Screech]] has argued that the flames and smoke of Imado played a symbolic or metaphorical role, in representing "hell," as part of a metaphorical journey up the [[Sumidagawa]], past Imado, to the "paradise" of the [[Yoshiwara]].
Following the 1923 Great Kantô Earthquake, the vast majority of potters relocated out of the Imado area. Only one family continues to produce Imado wares there, specializing in figures of [[maneki neko|lucky cats]] and foxes.
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==References==
*Plaques at Imado Shrine, Asakusa, Tokyo.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/9847426196/sizes/h/]
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[[Category:Art and Architecture]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]