Book Antique Kakiemon Old Arita Porcelain Ko-Imari Enamelled Ware Dish Bowl Jar

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View Book Antique Kakiemon Old Arita Porcelain Ko-Imari Enamelled Ware Dish Bowl Jar with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. KAKIEMON WARE. Many of the works are also included in "Kakiemon, Japanese Ceramics 9, Original Color Collector's Edition, 1974," and the photographic printing quality of the works is equally high, while retaining the sense of scale. === 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 catalogue and reference book: Old Kakiemon Ware, collection of works, photographs and commentary, Japanese Ceramics, 180 color works, 182 figures, Ko-Imari Ware, Arita Ware, Ko-Kakiemon, Iro-e, Sometsuke and Aka-e  New popular edition, softcover, Edo period, tea utensils, enamelled porcelain, aka-e, enamelled ware, jars, covered vessels, foliated bowls, decorated dishes, large dishes, bowls, enamelled figures, incense burners, enamelled shishi, ewers, wine bottles, sake ware, cups, choshi, and more KAKIEMON WARE Editor-in-Chief: Seizo Hayashiya Supervision: Tetsuzo Tanikawa and Yasunari Kawabata Title-page calligraphy: Yasunari Kawabata Published by Chuokoron-sha Printed by Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. Bound by Oguchi Bookbinding Co., Ltd. Paper by Oji Paper Co., Ltd. First edition printed in 1989 101 pages Approx. 34.5 x 26 x 1 cm (13.6 x 10.2 x 0.4 in.) Full-color photographs of works Softcover, paper cover only Language: Japanese, with some English. The main text and commentary are in Japanese. Captions and the list of works at the end of the volume include English notation. *Out of print Full-color, large-format illustrated catalogue and reference book on Ko-Kakiemon and Ko-Imari Ware. Numerous elegant works in the Kakiemon style, which began to be produced in the latter half of the 17th century during the Edo period, as enamelled porcelain gradually developed into a distinct aesthetic style. The development of enamelled porcelain known as nyuhakude is arranged chronologically, and numerous masterpieces that have passed overseas are also included. Centered on the early to middle Edo period (early 17th century to early 18th century), works of Kakiemon-style enamelled porcelain are featured, with the plate arrangement organized by the editor-in-chief. A total of 180 carefully selected masterpieces and outstanding works of the highest level are included in 182 plates. In the first half, works typical of the Kakiemon style are featured for appreciation, while in the second half, every type of vessel form is included and the plates are arranged chronologically in an effort to show the development of the style. Many of the works are also included in "Kakiemon, Japanese Ceramics 9, Original Color Collector's Edition, 1974," and the photographic printing quality of the works is equally high, while retaining the sense of scale. This is a newly designed popular edition with a slim binding approximately 1 cm thick, updated, re-edited, and reconstructed based on new research findings. It has also become easier to store and handle as a practical reference book. In addition to full-color photographs, detailed commentary at the end of the volume includes the dimensions of every work, production techniques, points of interest such as the appearance of the works, provenance, history, and other information. The main text is entirely in Japanese, but the captions and the list of works at the end of the volume provide English notation for every work. From famous works including Important Cultural Properties in museum collections to numerous rarely seen masterpieces and outstanding works in private collections, the volume presents them in color photographs with commentary. Because this is a large-format book, the photographs of each work are also large, allowing the details to be viewed and enjoyed. It is an indispensable and extremely valuable reference book for ceramic artists and enthusiasts of tea utensils, sake ware, antique ceramics, Japanese art, antiques, and others. Both the supervisors and the editor-in-chief boast content of the highest level of the late Showa period, and this volume has also been widely cited as a reference. === Supervision === Tetsuzo Tanikawa (One of the leading philosophers of the Showa period. He served in positions including Deputy Director of a national museum and President of Hosei University, and developed a wide-ranging body of critical writing extending across thought, religion, politics, literature, and art from Japan and throughout the world.) Yasunari Kawabata (Novelist and literary critic. Active from the Taisho period through the prewar and postwar Showa periods, he was the first Japanese writer to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. He was also renowned for his keen aesthetic eye and as an outstanding collector of antique art.) Editor-in-Chief Seizo Hayashiya (An Honorary Member of the Tokyo National Museum who advanced the study of the history of Japanese ceramics, particularly tea ceramics. A suki-sha who practiced chanoyu daily, he served in positions including Deputy Director of the Tokyo National Museum, Advisor to the Urasenke Chado Research Center, Chairman of the Eisei Bunko Museum, and Director of the Musee Tomo. He remained involved throughout his life in exhibition activities at museums and art museums, and was a leading authority on ceramic-history research in the Showa period.) === Explanatory Notes === *This volume features 180 works of Kakiemon-style enamelled porcelain in 182 plates, centered on the early to middle Edo period (early 17th century to early 18th century), with the plate arrangement organized by the editor-in-chief. *In "Kakiemon Plates I," works typical of the Kakiemon style are featured for appreciation, while in "Kakiemon Plates II," every type of vessel form is included and the plates are arranged chronologically in an effort to show the development of the style. *Taka Akanuma assisted in writing the commentary for Kakiemon Plates II. *In addition to the plate number, each plate gives the title (also in English), designation, name of the owner or collection, and principal dimensions. Names of private owners are omitted. === Contents === Kakiemon Plates I Kakiemon Plates II Commentary by Seizo Hayashiya General Overview of Kakiemon Commentary on Kakiemon Plates I Commentary on Kakiemon Plates II List of Plates References === General Overview of Kakiemon (Excerpt) === The editing of this volume is based on the limited edition "Japanese Ceramics," published in 1972, and on the collector's edition "Japanese Ceramics," published in 1975 by dividing the seven-volume limited edition into fourteen volumes. However, during the approximately fifteen years since then, extensive excavation surveys of old kiln sites have been carried out, and as a result it has become necessary to have an understanding different from the conventional one in such matters as the classification of styles in production. Although I believe that the volume should originally have been completely revised, since this complete series had from the outset been published as a popular edition of the collector's edition "Japanese Ceramics," changes to the arrangement of the plates were limited to only a part of it. The general overview, however, was completely rewritten because I judged that the old theory was no longer appropriate. Through recent excavation surveys of old kiln sites in Arita, it has become clear that a group of enamelled and blue-and-white porcelains from Arita, which we had previously assumed might have been made at the Sakaida Kakiemon kiln in Arita or at kilns of that lineage, were not products unique to the first-generation Sakaida Kakiemon, who is believed to have originated aka-e, or to the later Kakiemon kiln. Rather, they were produced in considerable quantities throughout the pottery-producing area of Arita from the 17th through the 18th century, and were, so to speak, one branch of what is called Ko-Imari. Accordingly, with regard to works of the 17th and 18th centuries, it is judged difficult to classify clearly as such what has been recognized since the Taisho period as so-called Kakiemon ware. Accordingly, in recent years the view that these works should also be positioned as Ko-Imari and treated as one style within it has become general, and I would like readers also to understand the ware called "Kakiemon" from that point of view. It goes without saying that the porcelain industry of blue-and-white ware, celadon, aka-e, and other wares that developed around Arita in Saga Prefecture from the early Edo period to the present day has been an extremely major presence in the history of Japanese ceramics, and throughout the Edo period Arita continued to flourish as the leading pottery-producing area in Japan. Judging from the organization of the kilns and aka-e workshops, although it was not as enormous as Jingdezhen in China, it is certain that it was one of the largest pottery-producing areas in the world. It was after the Bunka and Bunsei eras toward the end of the Edo period that production came to boast enormous quantities, centered on everyday tableware, in response to demand extending to the ordinary people within Japan. Of course, even before that time, it is clear from the scale of the old kiln sites and the quantity of surviving works that Arita produced far more than other production areas. Furthermore, as an example showing how great a production capacity Arita possessed from an early stage, historical records transmitted in the Netherlands from the time indicate that during the first half of the Edo period, in the 17th century, when the Arita porcelain industry was advancing rapidly, the Dutch East India Company, which had then expanded into Asia, established trading posts in Hirado and Nagasaki in Japan, and monopolized trade with Japan, purchased enormous quantities of Arita blue-and-white and enamelled porcelain over several decades. It can therefore be said that Arita achieved rapid development as an export industry. The products of the Arita porcelain industry over these several hundred years were generally treated as Imari ware throughout the Edo period. In modern times, however, it became clear that Sakaida Kakiemon, the ancestor of Arita's representative potter family, had originated aka-e. In order to honor the first-generation Kakiemon, a group of works of a certain style came to be regarded as works by Kakiemon or products of his kiln, even though their actual nature had not yet been academically clarified, while the other works came to be treated as Imari ware. Such classification among knowledgeable people began with "Kakiemon and Iro-Nabeshima," published by Dr. Masatoshi Okochi in 1916. However, no such classification was made in records throughout the Edo period. In "Kakumeiki," an outstanding cultural historical source from the early Edo period, Arita porcelain is consistently recorded under variant character spellings of the name Imari. Needless to say, this was because Kakiemon ware, like the products of the other Arita pottery districts, was shipped from the port of Imari, and because it was shipped from Imari, it circulated as "Imari." Also, among works handed down to the present day, very few remain in boxes dating from before the middle Edo period, but even among these there is no inscription of "Kakiemon." Most bear variant character spellings of "Imari," while some are inscribed "Nankin" or "Nankin-de," names that had been used for porcelain imported from China. The Kakiemon family itself also recorded "Nankin-de" in its own order books, so this can be regarded as an example of a general term used at the time for Chinese-style porcelain. As described above, Kakiemon was for a long time also treated as one branch of Imari ware, although the name Kakiemon is not entirely absent from general historical materials. (The following is omitted.) === Commentary on Individual Works (Excerpt) === Detailed commentary and dimensions are provided for all works. 1 Enamelled Deep Bowl with Peony Design Height 25.4 cm, mouth diameter 22.7 cm, body diameter 25.8 cm, base diameter 12.1 cm Tokyo National Museum From the Kanbun through the Enpo and Genroku eras, covered vessels of this form were produced in considerable numbers in Arita and exported to Europe, and in recent years many of them have been brought back from Europe. Among them, this covered vessel is the most outstanding excellent work. Complex designs with peonies as their principal subject seem also to have been one of the tastes of the period, and there are jars and covered vessels with similar designs. On this covered vessel, the same design is arranged on both the lid and body, and on the reverse is depicted a curtain with a kat waguruma design. A distinctive feature is the large clouds arranged above and below the design, which may be a transformed design derived from the undo-mon seen in Ming-period Ko-Akae and blue-and-white porcelain. The blue overglaze enamel filled into these clouds is deep and somewhat detracts from the elegance of the color arrangement, but the red, yellow, and green of the peony flowers and branches are beautiful, the brushwork is free and expansive, and the design as a whole also has a broad character. The body is a white porcelain body with a slightly bluish tone, glaze runs appear on the interior, and the foot is an irregular circle and is carved fairly deeply. It is probably a work from the latter part of the Kanbun era and is an early example of the so-called Kakiemon style. 2 Enamelled Jar with Chrysanthemum Design Height 27.3 cm Ashmolean Museum As a design of the Kakiemon style, it is stylistically considered to follow the peony design in the preceding plate. Among jars depicting chrysanthemums centered around a Taihu rock, this work has an old-fashioned character, and the tones of the overglaze enamels are also expressed richly and brilliantly overall. Some of the overglaze enamels have boiled, but as an early Kakiemon-style jar, it is one of the few examples that retains its matching lid. 3 Enamelled Jar with Chrysanthemum Design Height 25.1 cm, mouth diameter 11.9 cm, body diameter 20.8 cm, base diameter 11.4 cm This is a jar with a nyuhakude white porcelain body, regarded as the greatest characteristic of the Kakiemon style. On the pure white glaze surface, without a bluish tone and giving a feeling of softness, decoration is applied in four overglaze colors of red, yellow, green, and blue, and the colors are truly brilliant and bright. The expression in which two red lines or a single red line encircle the base of the mouth, shoulder, lower body, and edge of the foot to divide the design into sections is a basic style of this type of jinko jar. Furthermore, this jar has a design in which the principal motif on the body consists of chrysanthemums extending to the left and right around a Taihu rock, while the reverse design consists of flowers and grasses arranged with a rock. This composition is characteristic of the Kakiemon style, which was Japanized while being influenced by Chinese Nankin Akae. Also, the style in which branches of flowers extend to the left and right around a Taihu rock and wrap around the rounded body was a typical mode of expression in Kakiemon-style enamelled porcelain before the Genroku era, but works in which the design is expressed as broadly and freely as on this jar seem to be examples from a somewhat earlier period. On three sides of the shoulder are windows in the style of ko-sazama containing sprays of peonies; the ground is filled with a linked shippo pattern, and a fern-like design encircles the area below the shoulder. A considerable number of nyuhakude Kakiemon-style jinko jars survive, but examples this vivid are extremely rare. Sand marks remain on the resting surface of the foot. And others === List of Plates (Excerpt) === Dimensions are provided for all works; collection names are included where listed. (Tokyo National Museum, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Umezawa Kinen-kan Museum, MOA Museum of Art, Idemitsu Art Gallery, Suntory Museum of Art, Seikado Foundation, Fuji Art Museum, Kurita Art Museum, Victoria & Albert Museum, Hayashibara Museum of Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Tanakamaru collection) Covered deep bowl with peony design, enamelled ware Jar with chrysanthemum design, enamelled ware Jar with chrysanthemum design, enamelled ware Octagonal jar with flower-and-bird design, enamelled ware Large vase with flower-and-bird design, enamelled ware Large deep bowl with flower-and-bird design, enamelled ware Registered as Important Cultural Property Large deep bowl with flower-and-bird design, enamelled ware Large octagonal jar with flower-and-bird design, enamelled ware Large dish with two phoenix and peony scroll design, enamelled ware Foliated bowl with flower design, enamelled ware Foliated bowl with peony design, enamelled ware Bowl with millet and quail design, enamelled ware Covered bowl with chrysanthemum and wave design, enamelled ware Faceted vase with chrysanthemum design, enamelled ware Large wine bottle with paulownia and phoenix design, enamelled ware Registered as Important Cultural Property Jar with plum tree and figure design, enamelled ware Vase with chrysanthemum and water stream design, enamelled ware Large dish with flower design, enamelled ware Large dish with paulownia and hexagon design, enamelled ware Bowl with autumn grass design, enamelled ware Covered bowl with quail and autumn grass design, blue and white Dish with karahana flower design, enamelled ware Mark of 1695 Dish with pine and sail boat design, enamelled ware Mark of 1693 Dish with karahana (conventionalized flower) design, enamelled ware Mark of 1695 Dish with floral scroll design, enamelled ware Mark of 1699 Figure of a seated woman, enamelled ware Figure of a woman, enamelled ware Figure of a woman, enamelled ware Figure of a horse, enamelled ware Figure of a horse, enamelled ware Figure of a parrot, enamelled ware Figure of a bird, enamelled ware Incense burner in the shape of kirin (chimera), enamelled ware Bowl with chrysanthemum scroll design, enamelled ware Bowl with dragon and phoenix design, enamelled ware Bowl with cloud and dragon design, enamelled ware Bowl with dragon, wave and chrysanthemum design, enamelled ware Bowl with shishi (imaginary animal like lion) and peony design, enamelled ware Bowl with shishi and peony scroll design, enamelled ware Jar with landscape design, enamelled ware Large wine bottle with peony design, enamelled ware Wine bottle with palm design, enamelled ware Jar with flower-and-bird design, enamelled ware Jar with flower-and-bird design, enamelled ware Jar with plum design, enamelled ware Jar with peony design, enamelled ware Jar with flower-and-bird design, enamelled ware Jar with chrysanthemum and peacock design, enamelled ware Jar with peony design, enamelled ware Jar with chrysanthemum design, enamelled ware Jar with chrysanthemum design, enamelled ware Jar with chrysanthemum design, enamelled ware Jar with chrysanthemum design, enamelled ware Jar with chrysanthemum design, enamelled ware Jar with pine, bamboo, plum and tiger design, enamelled ware Jar with peony and chrysanthemum design, enamelled ware Jar with peony and chrysanthemum design, enamelled ware Wine bottle with landscape design, enamelled ware Wine bottle with flower-and-bird design, enamelled ware Wine bottle with plum-tree design, enamelled ware Wine bottle with shishi (imaginary animal like lion) and peony design, enamelled ware Wine bottle with design of Chinese boy and autumn grasses, enamelled ware Jar with lotus, peony and chrysanthemum design, enamelled ware Ewer with relief design of peonies, enamelled ware Ewer with relief design of peonies, enamelled ware Ewer with figure of a woman, enamelled ware Ewer with relief design of peonies, enamelled ware Ewer with relief figure of Hotei (Pu-tai, chinese priest), enamelled ware Ewer with pomegranate and phoenix design, enamelled ware Ewer with flowering grass design, enamelled ware Ewer with plum-tree design, enamelled ware Ewer with plum and figure design, enamelled ware Ewer with chrysanthemum design, enamelled ware Ewer with flowering grass design, enamelled ware Ewer with flowering grass design, enamelled ware Choshi (wine ewer) with grape and squirrel design, enamelled ware Choshi with grape and bird design, enamelled ware Choshi with peony design, enamelled ware Choshi with peony and plum design, enamelled ware Choshi with willow and heron design, enamelled ware Jar with flower-and-bird design, enamelled ware Covered jar with plum tree design, enamelled ware Cup with basho (banana-tree) and Chinese boy design, enamelled ware Cup with peony scroll design, enamelled ware Cup and saucer with autumn grass design, enamelled ware Cup and saucer with plum and uguisu (bush warbler) design, enamelled ware Jar with chrysanthemum design, enamelled ware Jar with flower-and-bird design, enamelled ware Jar with flower design, enamelled ware Ewer with phoenix and pomegranate design, enamelled ware Bowl with flower-and-bird design, enamelled ware Bowl with pine, bamboo and plum design, enamelled ware Covered large bowl with flower-and-bird design, enamelled ware Covered large jar with Chinese figure design, enamelled ware Covered bowl with chrysanthemum and wave design, enamelled ware Covered bowl with flower-and-bird design, enamelled ware Covered jar with flower design, enamelled ware Square wine bottle with plum and chrysanthemum design, enamelled ware Dish with wistaria flower design, enamelled ware Three-legged dish with chrysanthemum design, enamelled ware Incense burner with peony scroll design, enamelled ware Incense burner with floral scroll design, enamelled ware Large bowl with design of phoenix in flight, enamelled ware Dish with peony and plum design, enamelled ware Dish with plum and chrysanthemum design, enamelled ware Dish with design of three kinds of fruit, enamelled ware Dish with design of three kinds of fruit, enamelled ware Dish with design of three kinds of fruit, enamelled ware Bowl with rose and flowering grass design, enamelled ware Bowl with autumn grass design, enamelled ware Bowl with ajisai (hydrangea), paulownia and rounded phoenix design, enamelled ware Bowl with flower-and-bird, and rounded dragon design, enamelled ware Bowl with peony design, enamelled ware Bowl with peach design, enamelled ware Bowl with autumn grass design, enamelled ware Bowl with plum and bamboo design, enamelled ware Bowl with design of birds in flight, enamelled ware Bowl with Chinese figure design, enamelled ware Bowl with chrysanthemum design, enamelled ware Bowl with flower-and-bird and rounded dragon design, enamelled ware Bowl with peony and phoenix design, enamelled ware Bowl with grape and chrysanthemum design, enamelled ware Bowl with pine, bamboo and plum design, enamelled ware Bowl with peony design, enamelled ware Bowl with clematis and poppy design, enamelled ware Bowl with flower-and-bird design, enamelled ware Bowl with plum, bamboo and phoenix design, enamelled ware Bowl with flower design, enamelled ware Bowl with autumn grass design, enamelled ware Bowl with landscape and peony design, enamelled ware Bowl with landscape, chrysanthemum and peony design, enamelled ware Dish with shuro (hemp palm) design, enamelled ware Dish with plum-tree design, enamelled ware Dish with plum-tree and fruit design, enamelled ware Dish with chrysanthemum and autumn grass design, enamelled ware Dish with landscape design, enamelled ware Dish with fish design, enamelled ware Dish with peony, bamboo and tiger design, enamelled ware Dish with pine, bamboo and plum design, enamelled ware Dish with plum, bamboo and paired birds design, enamelled ware Dish with plum, bamboo and quail design, enamelled ware Dish with flower design, enamelled ware Dish with design of seascape at Matsushima, enamelled ware Dish with floral scroll and shippo design, enamelled ware Mark of 1699 Dish with chrysanthemum scroll and dragon design, enamelled ware Dish with dragon, phoenix and karahana flower design, enamelled ware Mark of 1699 Dish with design of fishes in frolic, enamelled ware Dish with chrysanthemum scroll design, enamelled ware Dish with chrysanthemum scroll design, enamelled ware Bowl with tangerine design, enamelled ware Bowl with karahana (conventionalized) flower design, enamelled ware Bowl with karahana flower design, enamelled ware Mukozuke (small bowl or dish for vinegared good) bowl with tangerine design, enamelled ware Dish with two phoenix design, enamelled ware Mukozuke bowl with karahana (conventionalized) flower design, enamelled ware Mukozuke bowl with phoenix design, blue and white Rectangular dish with floral scroll design, enamelled ware Figure of shishi (imaginary animal like lion), enamelled ware Figure of shishi lion, enamelled ware Mark of 1692 Figure of a woman, enamelled ware Figure of a woman, enamelled ware Figure of a woman, enamelled ware Figure of a woman, enamelled ware Figure of a woman, enamelled ware Figure of a woman, enamelled ware Figure of a woman, enamelled ware Figure of a woman, enamelled ware Figure of a woman, enamelled ware Figure of a woman, enamelled ware Figure of a boy seated on go-game board, enamelled ware Incense burner in the shape of cock, enamelled ware Figure of elephant, enamelled ware Incense burner in the shape of cock, enamelled ware Incense burner in the shape of temple-bell, enamelled ware Luncheon box in the shape of insect cage, enamelled ware Candle stand with wistaria design, enamelled ware Candle stand with peony scroll design, enamelled ware Plaque with winged dragon design, enamelled ware Plaque with rounded dragon design, enamelled ware Plaque with rounded dragon design, enamelled ware === About the Publisher === Chuokoron-sha is a long-established major Japanese publishing company founded in 1886. Since the Meiji period, the company has played a major role in Japanese intellectual discourse and literary publishing through its influential magazine "Chuo Koron." It also published numerous large-scale series, including "World Literature," "Japanese Literature," "Great Books of the World," and "Great Books of Japan," and launched Chuko Shinsho in 1962 and Chuko Bunko in 1973. At the time this book was published, Japan had a particularly rich culture of large-format illustrated publishing, supported by highly developed technologies in photography, printing, and book production. Japanese manufacturers of optical equipment and cameras had already established advanced professional photographic systems, while major printing companies had also developed sophisticated color reproduction and plate-making technologies. This combination of long-established publishing know-how and advanced production technology provides important background for understanding the publishing environment in which Chuokoron-sha's series on Japanese ceramics, including this book, with their abundant illustrations, were produced. === Condition === This is a very old book from 1989. Paper cover only. Everything included is shown in the images. The exterior has rubbing from normal storage. In particular, approximately 80% of the area from the upper part of the front cover toward the spine has become faded due to age-related sunning. There is light age-related toning on the white areas and normal age-related toning to the top and fore-edge, but the color photographic plates are in good condition, with no noticeable writing or underlining, and I believe it can be read without any problems. (Please excuse any oversight.) 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. For easier viewing, the listing photos and the photos shown in the description may be presented in an order different from the actual sequence of the book. This is a pre-owned vintage item and shows normal signs of use. There are no major writings or underlines, but minor oversights are possible. Due to monitor settings and display differences, photos may appear slightly brighter than the actual item. This book is out of print and no longer available through ordinary bookstores. Because it is a limited or discontinued publication, the market price may be higher than the original retail price. There are limits to translation, and slight variations in wording may occur. === Shipping & Packing Information === Ships from Japan via an expedited international service. The book is carefully packed in a waterproof sleeve, wrapped in bubble sheet, and shipped in a rigid cardboard box. Customs or the carrier may open and reseal international parcels for inspection. For this reason, the book itself is protected with multiple layers of packaging. === Taxes and Fees === For U.S. buyers, this item is shipped on a Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) basis. For buyers in other countries, this item is shipped on a Delivered Duty Unpaid (DDU) basis. For DDU destinations, even when import duty is exempt, additional charges such as import VAT, customs clearance fees, courier handling fees, and other related costs may apply. These charges may be collected or billed by the courier before delivery, at delivery, or after delivery, depending on the destination and the courier's procedures. 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