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Tokoname & Tamba wares

Japan tradition · 5 examples · indicative market tier: $5k–50k (serious collector)

Tokoname ware (常滑焼, Tokoname-yaki) is a type of Japanese pottery, stoneware, and ceramics produced in and around the municipality of Tokoname, Aichi, in central Japan. Tokoname was the location of one of the Six Ancient Kilns of Japan. Wikipedia →

Types & examples

Storage Jar
Storage Jar, 1350–99
Cleveland Museum of Art
Storage Jar
Storage Jar, late 1100s
Cleveland Museum of Art
Tokoname-Ware Jar
Tokoname-Ware Jar, 15th century
Art Institute of Chicago
Tokoname-Ware Jar
Tokoname-Ware Jar, 14th century
Art Institute of Chicago
Large Storage Jar (Ōtsubo)
Large Storage Jar (Ōtsubo), 16th century
The Met

Where to buy

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