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*''Japanese'': 薩摩切子 ''(Satsuma kiriko)''

*''Japanese'': 薩摩切子 ''(Satsuma kiriko)''

Satsuma kiriko is a style of cut glass (''kiriko'') developed and produced in [[Kagoshima prefecture]] (formerly, [[Satsuma province]]). Like other forms of ''kiriko'', it involves cutting colored glass into facets, to create patterns. Satsuma ''kiriko'' is set apart by the shallowness of the cuts, creating a distinctive shading (''[[bokashi]]'') effect. Satsuma ''kiriko'' was produced in the [[Bakumatsu]] and early [[Meiji period]]s, but fell out of production for roughly a century, before being revived in the late Shôwa period.

Satsuma kiriko is a style of cut glass (''kiriko'') developed and produced in [[Kagoshima prefecture]] (formerly, [[Satsuma province]]). Like other forms of ''kiriko'', it involves cutting colored glass into facets, to create patterns. Satsuma ''kiriko'' is set apart by the shallowness of the cuts, creating a distinctive shading (''[[bokashi]]'') effect. Satsuma ''kiriko'' was produced in the [[Bakumatsu]] and early [[Meiji period]]s, but fell out of production for roughly a century, before being revived beginning in 1984.

Glass production in Satsuma is traced back to [[1846]], when lord of [[Satsuma han|Satsuma]] [[Shimazu Narioki]] established the Nakamura seiyakukan (lit. "Nakamura Medicine Production Hall") and invited glassmakers from [[Edo]] to come and produce medicine bottles. [[Shimazu Nariakira]] later encouraged glass production further, leading to the development of Satsuma ''kiriko''. A particular type of red glass was developed with the help of Western Studies scholars from both within the domain and beyond, and became particularly prized.

Glass production in Satsuma is traced back to [[1846]], when lord of [[Satsuma han|Satsuma]] [[Shimazu Narioki]] established the Nakamura seiyakukan (lit. "Nakamura Medicine Production Hall") and invited Yotsumoto Kamejirô and other glassmakers from [[Edo]] to come and produce medicine bottles. [[Shimazu Nariakira]] later encouraged glass production further, leading to the development of Satsuma ''kiriko''. A particular type of red glass was developed with the help of Western Studies scholars from both within the domain and beyond, and became particularly prized.

After Nariakira's death in [[1858]], glass production declined, and the factory was destroyed in the [[1863]] [[bombardment of Kagoshima]]. The industry recovered afterwards, however, and when the [[Meiji Emperor]] visited Kagoshima in [[1872]], he visited the glass factory at Iso. This factory was destroyed in the [[Satsuma Rebellion]] of [[1877]], however, and the production of Satsuma ''kiriko'' terminated, until it was revived in the late Shôwa period.

After Nariakira's death in [[1858]], glass production declined, and the factory was destroyed in the [[1863]] [[bombardment of Kagoshima]]. The industry recovered afterwards, however, and when the [[Meiji Emperor]] visited Kagoshima in [[1872]], he visited the glass factory at Iso. This factory was destroyed in the [[Satsuma Rebellion]] of [[1877]], however, and the production of Satsuma ''kiriko'' terminated, until it was revived beginning in 1984.

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==References==

==References==

*"[http://www.shuseikan.jp/culture/culture28.html Satsuma kiriko]," ''Shimazu-ke ga hagukunda bunka'', [[Shokoshuseikan|Shôkoshûseikan]] official website.

*"[http://www.shuseikan.jp/culture/culture28.html Satsuma kiriko]," ''Shimazu-ke ga hagukunda bunka'', [[Shokoshuseikan|Shôkoshûseikan]] official website.

[[Category:Bakumatsu]]

[[Category:Bakumatsu]]

[[Category:Art and Architecture]]

[[Category:Art and Architecture]]