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Seto ware

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

Seto ware (瀬戸焼, Seto-yaki) is a type of Japanese pottery, stoneware, and ceramics produced in and around the city of Seto in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The Japanese term for it, setomono, is also used as a generic term for all pottery. Seto was the location of one of the Six Ancient Kilns of Japan. Wikipedia →

Types & examples

Yellow Seto ware water jar, 17th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 17.118.81a,b
Yellow Seto ware water jar, 17th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 17.118.81a,b
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Bottle. Seto ware. Kamakura stoneware.Musée Guimet
Bottle. Seto ware. Kamakura stoneware.Musée Guimet
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Tea pot. Seto ware. Muromachi earthenware.Musée Guimet
Tea pot. Seto ware. Muromachi earthenware.Musée Guimet
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Jar, Seto ware, Kamakura period, 1300s AD, ceramic - Hakone Museum of Art - Hakone, Kanaga
Jar, Seto ware, Kamakura period, 1300s AD, ceramic - Hakone Museum of Art - Hakone, Kanaga
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Bowl in Shape of Gong, Mino ware, Kiseto type, Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo period, 16th-17th ce
Bowl in Shape of Gong, Mino ware, Kiseto type, Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo period, 16th-17th ce
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