Book Antique Ko-Imari Old Arita Porcelain Vase Plate Bowl Sometsuke Edo Period

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View Book Antique Ko-Imari Old Arita Porcelain Vase Plate Bowl Sometsuke Edo Period with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. Large-Format Illustrated Japanese Catalogue Book of Ko-Imari Ware / Old Imari. The Origins of Imari Ware and Early Imari Blue-and-White Porcelain. It also established an official domain kiln at Okawachi-yama, where the elegant ceramics now known as Nabeshima ware were produced for presentation to high-ranking persons, the shogunal family, and others. === In stock / Ships from Japan === This Japanese art book is in hand and personally photographed. Please refer to the description below for detailed images and information. Large-Format Illustrated Japanese Catalogue Book of Ko-Imari Ware / Old Imari Collection of Works, Photographic Reference, and Commentary A Pageant of Japanese Ceramics, Vol. 23 87 Color Plates, 94 Figures Early Imari, Mature Imari, Underglaze Blue, Enamelled Porcelain and Overglaze-Enamelled Porcelain Edited and explained by Hiroko Nishida Supervised by Tetsuzo Tanikawa Editorial Committee: Masahiko Sato, Kiyotari Tsuboi, Shoichi Narasaki, and Seizo Hayashiya Published by Chuo Koronsha First edition, 1976 79 pages Size: 34 x 27 x 2 cm / Approx. 13.4 x 10.6 x 0.8 in. Hardcover with slipcase Full-color plates of works Monochrome reference illustrations accompanying the commentary Out of print A large-format, full-color illustrated reference on Ko-Imari ware. Large collector's edition with slipcase. This volume includes 87 masterpieces and 94 figures of Ko-Imari ware, primarily from the early to middle Edo period, from the mid-17th to the early 18th century. Detailed commentary is provided for every work, together with extensive additional text. The volume presents the full scope of Ko-Imari ware in full-color photographs, including underglaze-blue and enamelled porcelain, decorated dishes, bowls, jars, sake bottles, incense burners, ewers, bottles, ornaments, flower vases, and molded ware. It includes a carefully selected range of outstanding works from Japanese collections. The works are arranged to cover a wide range of vessel forms and show the development of the style. In addition to the full-color photographs, the final section provides dimensions and detailed commentary for every work. English titles are given for all works, and an English essay is also included at the end of the volume. The volume includes numerous masterpieces from museums and other institutions, together with outstanding works from private collections that are rarely available for public viewing, all presented with color photographs and commentary. The commentary and analytical essays by a leading specialist in the field use numerous photographs of ceramic fragments and reference works to examine vessel forms, history, and surviving examples, tracing the development of Imari ware across 350 years. The section "Imari Ware as Seen through Ceramic Fragments" presents photographs of excavated fragments from representative old kiln sites in Arita, organized and classified by kiln. The final section, "Ceramic Traditions and Local Culture," is an account of visits to kiln sites centered on the potter Ri Sanpei. It includes the Izumiyama quarry and the story of the discovery of the Tengudani old kiln site. Supervised and edited by leading specialists of the late Showa period, this volume contains extensive material and has been widely cited as a reference work. Because of the book's large format, each work is reproduced at a substantial size, allowing close examination of fine details. It is an important reference for ceramic artists, collectors of tea utensils and antique ceramics, specialists in ceramic decoration and design, and collectors of antiques. === Contents === Works Overview: The Splendid World of Porcelain - Hiroko Nishida Introduction History of the Appreciation and Study of Imari Ware The Origins of Imari Ware and Early Imari Blue-and-White Porcelain Imari Ware and the Dutch Trade Imari Ware as Seen through Ceramic Fragments Development of Ko-Imari - Export Imari and Molded Imari Ware Commentary on the Works - Hiroko Nishida Ceramic Traditions and Local Culture - Morio Tsunoda References Catalogue of Works English Overview English Catalogue === Editorial Notes === This volume includes 87 works and 94 figures of Imari ware, primarily from the early to middle Edo period, from the early 17th to the early 18th century. As a general rule, when a single work is shown from two different angles, it is counted as one work and two figures, with a single title assigned to the group. The works are arranged chronologically while covering the full range of vessel forms, showing the development of the style. As a general rule, each work is accompanied by a plate number, title, and dimensions, together with an English title. Readings of the Japanese titles are provided in the commentary on the works. The names of public and private museums and other institutions are given, while the names of private owners are omitted. Words and technical terms considered difficult are marked with an asterisk, with explanatory notes provided in the upper margin. An English summary and an English list of plates are included at the end of the volume. === Excerpt from the Overview === Ko-Imari: The Splendid World of Porcelain - Hiroko Nishida  Introduction The words "Ko-Imari" may bring to mind a bowl depicting an exotic scene of five ships in brilliant colors, or a bowl showing the immortal Qin Gao riding a carp and about to soar into the sky. These bowls, intricately decorated with underglaze blue, overglaze enamels, and gold, are known as Ko-Imari molded ware and have long been prized for their rarity and beauty. Ko-Imari molded ware may be said to have represented both Ko-Imari and Imari ware as a whole. In recent years, however, many other ceramics with new forms of appeal have been added to this field. These include early underglaze-blue ware with a simple freshness, brilliantly colored works in the Kakiemon style, later large underglaze-blue dishes with bold designs, and Western-style works made for export overseas. (Omitted) Rather than separating export porcelain from other works, as has traditionally been done, this catalogue incorporates it into the history of Imari ware so that the development of Imari ware can be viewed as a whole. By combining Japanese documentary sources with overseas materials, it also seeks to examine what export porcelain was and to consider the stylistic development of Imari ware, including export porcelain. This catalogue also includes several works formerly classified under "Kakiemon" as examples of the "Kakiemon style." This decision reflects the fact that Kakiemon was also a potter of Minamigawara-yama and a member of Arita Sarayama, and that such works are therefore indispensable to the historical development of Imari ware. Imari ware was produced in the region centered on present-day Arita, Saga Prefecture, then known as Arita Sarayama. During the Edo period, Arita Sarayama was under the control of the Nabeshima clan. The main Nabeshima domain also controlled ceramic-producing districts such as Ureshino-yama and Uchino-yama, located as enclaves within the territory of the branch Takeo Nabeshima domain. It also established an official domain kiln at Okawachi-yama, where the elegant ceramics now known as Nabeshima ware were produced for presentation to high-ranking persons, the shogunal family, and others. In this way, the domain actively promoted ceramic production. Porcelain produced at Arita Sarayama appears to have been known as Imari ware throughout the Edo period. The generally accepted explanation is that it was shipped to destinations throughout Japan from the port of Imari, approximately 12 kilometers away. (Remainder omitted) === Excerpt from the English Section at the End of the Volume === NIPPON TOJI ZENSHU 23 A Pagent of Japanese Ceramics IMARI WARE  by Hiroko Nishida Imari ware was made in the Nabeshima fief, Hizen province of Kyushu island during the Edo period. The centre of production was a small town now called Arita. Porcelain was carried to Imari, a little bay about eight miles northwest of Arita, from where it was shipped to many places in Japan and to Nagasaki for export. Therefore it was called Imari ware during the Edo period. Imari ware is the only Japanese ceramic ware that has been known and loved by people in all the world. Because of the porce- lain trade by the Dutch East India Company, a large amount of Imari ware was sent to Europe and many places en route to Europe. The notable characteristic of Imari ware is its great variety of shape, design and quality. For example, there are groups of Shoki- Imari blue-and-white ware represented by large dishes (Pls. 1, 5, 6- 22), Kakiemon style ware with fine enamelled designs (Pls. 47, 66), Katamono style ware showing the most elaborate enamelling techniques (Pls. 79-93) and export Imari ware (Pls. 23-78). In Japan, Kakiemon style ware is generally excluded from this group, though it was also produced in Arita as Imari ware during the Edo period. In this book, however, some enamelled Kakiemon style pieces are included in order to show the development of Imari ware. IMARI WARE: THE FIRST JAPANESE PORCELAIN The fact that porcelain was for the first time produced in Arita must have been one of the most important steps in the history of Japanese ceramics. A great amount of Chinese porcelain was imported from the Muromachi period onwards. This is proved by the findings excavated from the sites of the Muromachi and Momoyama periods, in which many Chinese porcelain pieces are included. Therefore, the introduction of white porcelain may well have been the epoch-making event not only for potters in Arita but also for wealthy people in Kyoto and its vicinity. THE TRADITION OF A POTTER LI-SAMPEI It is traditionally said that the technique of making porcelain was introduced to Japan by the Korean potter Li-Sampei in 1616, when he found porcelain clay at Izumiyama in Arita and began to make porcelain at Kamishirakawa-Tengudani（Remainder omitted） === List of Plates === Dimensions are provided for all works; collection names are included where listed. (Arita Ceramics Art Museum, Japan Folkcraft Museum, Idemitsu Art Gallery, Umezawa Kinen-kan Museum, Hakone Art Museum, Oranda-boeki Shiryo-kan Gallery, Tokyo National Museum, Genemon Collection, Kamochi Collection, Imaemon Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, The Marquess of Exeter, Burghley House, Stamford, Groninger Museum, Groningen, Kurita Art Museum, Residenzmuseum, Munich, Matsuoka Museum of Art) Dish with design of a tiger and a pheasant, three feet, blue and white Wine bottle, celadon glaze Wine bottle with pine tree design, blue and white Dish with design of pine and plum, blue and white Dish with landscape design, blue and white Chrysanthemum-shaped bowl with grapevine design, blue and white Dish with landscape design, blue and white Dish with design of moon and hare against "blown ink", blue and white Wine bottle with design of landscape with pavilion, blue and white Wine bottle with floral design, blue and white Faceted jar, celadon glaze Jar with pine tree design, blue and white Jar with three handles with design of pine and plum tree and figure, blue and white Basin with landscape design, blue and white Incense burner with relief design of dandelions, dark blue glaze Incense burner with peony design, underglaze blue, overglaze iron-brown glaze Mizusashi (water jar) with lotus design, dark blue glaze Square dish with reed and heron design, underglaze blue, overglaze celadon Dish with plover design, iron-brown glaze Ewer with design of three figures under willow tree, blue and white Beer mug with design of landscape and human figures, blue and white Ewer with plum blossom design, enamelled ware Wine bottle with geometrical design, enamelled ware Wine bottle with water-plantain design, enamelled ware Wine bottle with peony design, enamelled ware Two covered boxes with floral design, enamelled ware Covered bowl with flower design, enamelled ware Bowl with shishi (lion) and peony design, enamelled ware Dish with flower design, enamelled ware Jar with chrysanthemum design, blue and white Jar with chrysanthemum and bird design, blue and white Jar with landscape design, enamelled ware Jar with flower-and-bird design, enamelled ware Jar with flower-and-bird design, enamelled ware Ewer with willow design, enamelled ware Ewer with landscape design, blue and white Gourd-shaped bottle with landscape design, blue and white Vase with flower-and-bird design, blue and white Two dishes in shape of Japanese balance weight, blue and white Vase with peony and bird design, blue and white Vase with pomegranate and bird design, enamelled ware Round fan-shaped dish with daffodil design, blue and white Foliated dish with landscape design, blue and white Bowl with landscape and peony design, enamelled ware Dish with design of two oriental figures in a garden, blue and white Dish with design of peonies in vase, blue and white Dish with design of a deer in flower garden, blue and white Dish with flower-and-bird design, enamelled ware Dish with flower-and-bird design, blue and white Octagonal jar with phoenix design, blue and white Octagonal jar with peony design, enamelled ware Deep bowl with cover with lion-shaped knob, with design of peonies, chrysanthemums and birds, enamelled ware Octagonal jar with design of oriental figures in a boat, blue and white Jar with design of phoenix flying over paulownia blossoms, enamelled ware Figure of cock, enamelled ware Figure of tiger, enamelled ware Figure of dog, enamelled ware Figure of horse, enamelled ware Figure of carp, enamelled ware Figure of shishi, enamelled ware Flower vase with applied design of vine leaves and a squirrel, iron-brown glaze with blue and white Flower vase in shape of bamboo stem with applied tiger, enamelled ware Jar with Chinese figure design, enamelled ware Porcelain room at Schloss Charlottenburg, Berlin Bowl with design of female figure under cherry tree, enamelled ware Hexagonal jar with design of figure and flowerpot, enamelled ware Covered bowl with peony and chrysanthemum design, enamelled ware Jar with chrysanthemum design, with two handles in shape of human figure, enamelled ware Square bottle with flower design, enamelled ware Folding fan-shaped dish with autumn grass design, enamelled ware Dish with peony and chrysanthemum design, enamelled ware Dish with design of peonies and tree, enamelled ware Dish with design of trees and handrail, enamelled ware Dish with beauty and heron design, enamelled ware Top-shaped bowl with five ship design, enamelled ware Bowl with design of Taoistic immortal Chin-kao, enamelled ware Bowl with roundel dragon design, enamelled ware Bowl with seashore design, enamelled ware Dish with design of court lady, enamelled ware Dish in shape of abalone shell with roundel design, enamelled ware Top-shaped dish with character "Congratulations", enamelled ware Dish with yumihama charm design, enamelled ware Chrysanthemum-shaped bowl, enamelled ware Bowl with red roundel design on inside, dark blue glaze on outside, enamelled ware Bowl with peony and roundel design, enamelled ware Octagonal bowl with phoenix and roundel design, enamelled ware Group of dishes, blue and white === About the Author === Include information as of the time of publication Hiroko Nishida Born in Tokyo, 1939 (Showa 14). Graduated from the Department of History, Faculty of Letters, Keio University. Studied in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom for research on Japanese export porcelain. Received a Doctorate from the University of Oxford. At the time, Lecturer at the Faculty of Letters, Keio University. Author of the paper "Iroe Porcelain as Export Ware for Europe in the 17th Century Based on European Documents" (published in Kobijutsu, No.46), among others. She was the first Japanese woman to receive a Doctorate at Oxford University and a pioneering female scholar in Japanese art studies. Served for many years as Curator, later Deputy Director and Director of the Curatorial Department of the Nezu Museum, and later as Advisor to the same institution.Donated the Nishida Collection to the Nezu Museum. === Supervision === Tetsuzo Tanikawa - Philosopher, art critic, translator, and member of the Japan Art Academy Editorial Committee Masahiko Sato - Art historian, ceramic researcher Kiyotari Tsuboi - Archaeologist, Person of Cultural Merit Shoichi Narasaki - Professor Emeritus at Nagoya University, historian of Japanese ceramics Seizo Hayashiya - The leading authority on Japanese ceramics from the Showa to Heisei periods, who held key positions at institutions like the Tokyo National Museum. === Condition === This is a very old book published in 1976, showing natural aging over more than 50 years. The slipcase has general age-related wear such as discoloration, light stains, and rubbing from normal storage (some of which may not be fully visible in the photos). The hardcover book with dust jacket shows typical aging-discoloration and minor foxing around the spine and edges-with a used but well-preserved appearance overall. There is age-toned spotting on the top edge, fore edge, and margins of the text pages, but the color plates remain bright and clean. No noticeable writing or underlining. Overall, the book is in good readable condition for its age. (Please note that some minor imperfections may have been overlooked.) Actual item shown in photos inspected and stored carefully in Japan. All photographs are of the actual item. Out of print and rarely available. A valuable reference book for collectors and researchers of Japanese ceramics. Recommended for those who appreciate vintage books. === Information for Buyers === All items are in stock. Price is fixed. Please take a moment to review the photos and description before purchase. 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