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Golden Age Of Karatsu Stoneware
Francois Villemin
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Description for Golden Age Of Karatsu Stoneware
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 406 color photos. BIC Classification: WCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 281 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1302.
Over 400 beautiful color illustrations and well-researched text reveal the historically and artistically significant Japanese Karatsu ware of its golden age of the 16th and 17th centuries. In the world of Japanese tea, there are three ceramic forms most highly valued: Raku, Hagi, and Karatsu. The austere beauty and elegant simplicity of Karatsu is everything the tea ceremony requires. Recent archaeological discoveries in the northwest area of the southern island of Kyushu cast a new light on Karatsu's origins. Explanations of the original firing and glazing techniques are provided. Discover Karatsu's unique character, the sober beauty of its production, the ... Read more
Over 400 beautiful color illustrations and well-researched text reveal the historically and artistically significant Japanese Karatsu ware of its golden age of the 16th and 17th centuries. In the world of Japanese tea, there are three ceramic forms most highly valued: Raku, Hagi, and Karatsu. The austere beauty and elegant simplicity of Karatsu is everything the tea ceremony requires. Recent archaeological discoveries in the northwest area of the southern island of Kyushu cast a new light on Karatsu's origins. Explanations of the original firing and glazing techniques are provided. Discover Karatsu's unique character, the sober beauty of its production, the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764344053
SKU
V9780764344053
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About Francois Villemin
François Villemin studied Japanese and the Japanese culture at the Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales in Paris and spent 20 years working in Japan, while pursuing his research in the 16th and 17th century Mino and Karatsu ceramic ware.
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