Vintage Japanese porcelain sake set of Arita ware (Arita yaki). Decorated with traditional standing crane (Tachi Zuru), hand painted in celadon ink. The kiln name is handwritten on the bottom of each piece.
Arita ware (Arita yaki) is a broad term for Japanese porcelain made in the area around the town of Arita, in the former Hizen Province, northwestern Kyushu. The first porcelain made in Japan followed the discovery of porcelain clay near Arita near the end of the 16th century. A number of kilns opened up in the area, and a considerable variety of styles were made, the Japanese export porcelain destined for Europe generally using Western shapes and Chinese decoration. Early wares used underglaze blue decoration, but by the mid-17th century Arita was in the forefront as Japan developed overglaze "enameled" decoration in a range of bright colors.
Age unknown, but this design was popular from the 1960s-1990s.
Arita ware (Arita yaki) is a broad term for Japanese porcelain made in the area around the town of Arita, in the former Hizen Province, northwestern Kyushu. The first porcelain made in Japan followed the discovery of porcelain clay near Arita near the end of the 16th century. A number of kilns opened up in the area, and a considerable variety of styles were made, the Japanese export porcelain destined for Europe generally using Western shapes and Chinese decoration. Early wares used underglaze blue decoration, but by the mid-17th century Arita was in the forefront as Japan developed overglaze "enameled" decoration in a range of bright colors.
Age unknown, but this design was popular from the 1960s-1990s.