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*''Japanese'': 薩摩焼 ''(Satsuma yaki)'' | *''Japanese'': 薩摩焼 ''(Satsuma yaki)'' | ||
| − | Satsuma wares refers to two unrelated types of pottery. Early Satsuma wares, produced up through the 18th century chiefly for use in [[tea ceremony]], were simple, cream-colored ceramics with a pale, finely-crackled yellow glaze. Beginning in the [[ | + | Satsuma wares refers to two unrelated types of pottery. |
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| + | Early Satsuma wares, produced up through the 18th century chiefly for use in [[tea ceremony]], were simple, cream-colored ceramics with a pale, finely-crackled yellow glaze. These, like many other [[Edo period]] forms of Japanese pottery, were first developed by Korean potters forcibly brought to Japan as captives during [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Toyotomi Hideyoshi's]] [[Korean Invasions|invasions of Korea]] in the 1590s. | ||
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| + | Beginning in the [[Bakumatsu period]], [[Shimazu Nariakira]] promoted the development of a new form of Satsuma wares, explicitly for foreign markets. He oversaw the opening of a set of kilns at Iso (in [[Kagoshima]] city) in [[1855]], and encouraged potters to develop a style of [[export art]] pottery that would appeal to Western buyers.<ref>The same Iso kilns were used to produce fireproof bricks for use in Iso's reverberatory furnaces.</ref> Thus the term "Satsuma wares" came to refer to a new style of works lavishly decorated in gold and polychrome overglazes, with exceptionally detailed multi-color images of figures or scenes. After a number of these works were displayed at Satsuma's pavilion at the [[1867 Paris World's Fair]], Satsuma wares became all the more popular among Western buyers, and eventually came to be produced not only in [[Kagoshima prefecture]], but also in [[Kyoto]], [[Osaka]], [[Yokohama]], and [[Tokyo]] as well, though they continued to be called "Satsuma" wares. | ||
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*Gallery labels, Santa Barbara Museum of Art. | *Gallery labels, Santa Barbara Museum of Art. | ||
| + | *"[http://www.shuseikan.jp/word/factory11.html Satsuma-yaki]," ''Satsuma Shimazu-ke no rekishi'', [[Shokoshuseikan|Shôkoshûseikan]] official website. | ||
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[[Category:Edo Period]] | [[Category:Edo Period]] | ||
[[Category:Meiji Period]] | [[Category:Meiji Period]] | ||
[[Category:Art and Architecture]] | [[Category:Art and Architecture]] | ||
Revision as of 03:06, 9 January 2016
- Japanese: 薩摩焼 (Satsuma yaki)
Satsuma wares refers to two unrelated types of pottery.
Early Satsuma wares, produced up through the 18th century chiefly for use in tea ceremony, were simple, cream-colored ceramics with a pale, finely-crackled yellow glaze. These, like many other Edo period forms of Japanese pottery, were first developed by Korean potters forcibly brought to Japan as captives during Toyotomi Hideyoshi's invasions of Korea in the 1590s.
Beginning in the Bakumatsu period, Shimazu Nariakira promoted the development of a new form of Satsuma wares, explicitly for foreign markets. He oversaw the opening of a set of kilns at Iso (in Kagoshima city) in 1855, and encouraged potters to develop a style of export art pottery that would appeal to Western buyers.[1] Thus the term "Satsuma wares" came to refer to a new style of works lavishly decorated in gold and polychrome overglazes, with exceptionally detailed multi-color images of figures or scenes. After a number of these works were displayed at Satsuma's pavilion at the 1867 Paris World's Fair, Satsuma wares became all the more popular among Western buyers, and eventually came to be produced not only in Kagoshima prefecture, but also in Kyoto, Osaka, Yokohama, and Tokyo as well, though they continued to be called "Satsuma" wares.
References
- Gallery labels, Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
- "Satsuma-yaki," Satsuma Shimazu-ke no rekishi, Shôkoshûseikan official website.
- ↑ The same Iso kilns were used to produce fireproof bricks for use in Iso's reverberatory furnaces.
