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Imado ware

Japan tradition · 4 examples · indicative market tier: Under $500 (entry level & living craft)

Imado ware (今戸焼, Imado-yaki) is a type of Japanese pottery traditionally from Imado, presently a part of Asakusa, Tokyo. Wikipedia →

Types & examples

Imado-jinja 03
Imado-jinja 03
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Imado Ware, from Pride of Edo, Thirty-Six Interests, Utagawa Kunisada I and Utagawa Hirosh
Imado Ware, from Pride of Edo, Thirty-Six Interests, Utagawa Kunisada I and Utagawa Hirosh
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Imado in Asakusa-Rijksmuseum RP-P-1956-726
Imado in Asakusa-Rijksmuseum RP-P-1956-726
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Kuniyoshi Utagawa, The kins at Imado
Kuniyoshi Utagawa, The kins at Imado
Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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