Glass

Glass was produced in Japan, chiefly in Hakata, from the 12th or 13th century onwards, using lead from China and from Tsushima. However, the forms they produced were quite limited; most surviving glass artifacts are small beads. It was only with the introduction of European techniques, from the 16th century onwards, that blown glass began to be produced in a wider range of forms, mainly in Nagasaki.

References

• Gallery labels, Jidai wo tsukutta waza 時代を作った技 exhibition, National Museum of Japanese History, July 2013.