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Echizen ware

Japan tradition · 5 examples · indicative market tier: Under $500 (entry level & living craft)

Echizen ware (越前焼, Echizen-yaki) is a type of Japanese pottery traditionally produced in Echizen, Odacho and Miyazaki Fukui Prefecture. It is considered one of the Six Ancient Kilns of Japan. The Echizen Pottery Village showcases a wide variety of this pottery style. Wikipedia →

Types & examples

Echizen yaki cup
Echizen yaki cup
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Large jar, Echizen ware, Muromachi period, 1500s AD, ceramic - Tokyo National Museum - Uen
Large jar, Echizen ware, Muromachi period, 1500s AD, ceramic - Tokyo National Museum - Uen
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Jar, Echizen ware, Kamakura period, 1200s AD, ceramic - Hakone Museum of Art - Hakone, Kan
Jar, Echizen ware, Kamakura period, 1200s AD, ceramic - Hakone Museum of Art - Hakone, Kan
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Jar, Echizen ware, Muromachi period, 1400s AD, ceramic - Hakone Museum of Art - Hakone, Ka
Jar, Echizen ware, Muromachi period, 1400s AD, ceramic - Hakone Museum of Art - Hakone, Ka
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Jar, Echizen ware, Kamakura period, dated September 29, 1323 AD, ceramic - Hakone Museum o
Jar, Echizen ware, Kamakura period, dated September 29, 1323 AD, ceramic - Hakone Museum o
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