Imari/Arita ware

About Imari/Arita ware

After Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s military expeditions into the Korean peninsula at the end 16th century, many Korean potters were brought to Japan. One Korean potter discovered high-quality kaolin at Mt. Izumiyama in the Arita region (now Saga Prefecture) and succeeded in making Japan’s first porcelain. This was the birth of Arita ware.
●Designated as a Traditional Craft of Japan in 1977

Imari/Arita ware Creator

CRAFTS CREATOR

柿右衛門窯

Kakiemongama
江口天童

Tendou Eguchi
十四代今右衛門

Imaizumi Imaemon XIV
今右衛門窯

Imaemongama
真右ェ門窯

Shinemongama
中村一代

Ichidai Nakamura

Imari/Arita ware Works

WORKS