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Takatori ware

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

Takatori ware (高取焼, Takatori-yaki) is a stoneware ceramic type made in Fukuoka Prefecture. Wikipedia →

Types & examples

Takatori-Ware Miraku-Kiln Climbing-Kiln 20220716
Takatori-Ware Miraku-Kiln Climbing-Kiln 20220716
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Takatori-Ware Miraku-Kiln-Museum 20220716
Takatori-Ware Miraku-Kiln-Museum 20220716
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Set of Mukozuke dishes in the shape of sandbanks, Takatori ware, Japan, Edo period, 1600s
Set of Mukozuke dishes in the shape of sandbanks, Takatori ware, Japan, Edo period, 1600s
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Tea caddy named Yariume (plum branch), Japan, Takatori kilns, Uchigaso kiln, Edo period, 1
Tea caddy named Yariume (plum branch), Japan, Takatori kilns, Uchigaso kiln, Edo period, 1
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Kyū-Kurodahangama-Takatoriyaki-Higasisarayamagama-ato 20220725
Kyū-Kurodahangama-Takatoriyaki-Higasisarayamagama-ato 20220725
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