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Mino ware

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

Mino ware (美濃焼, Mino-yaki) is a style of Japanese pottery, stoneware, and ceramics that is produced in Mino Province, mainly in the cities of Tajimi, Toki, Mizunami, and Kani in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan. Wikipedia →

Types & examples

Cornered Bowl, Mino ware, Oribe type, Edo period, 17th century - Tokyo National Museum - D
Cornered Bowl, Mino ware, Oribe type, Edo period, 17th century - Tokyo National Museum - D
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Huge Mino Ware Matcha Bowl at JR Central Tokishi station
Huge Mino Ware Matcha Bowl at JR Central Tokishi station
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Shallow bowl with pine tree design, Mino ware, Shino type, Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo period,
Shallow bowl with pine tree design, Mino ware, Shino type, Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo period,
Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
Tea bowl Furisode Mino ware
Tea bowl Furisode Mino ware
Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Mino ware serving plate (2)
Mino ware serving plate (2)
Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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