Chinese, Imari
【SOLD】”Gennaiyaki ware Vase”
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D 21.5 cm, H 22 cm.
Edo period, Japan
Gennai yaki ware
This three-color pottery was produced in Gennai's hometown of Shido (now Sanuki City), Kagawa Prefecture, under the direction of Hiraga Gennai during the Edo period. As a naturalist, Gennai studied in Nagasaki and learned new glaze techniques brought from the Netherlands. He used this technique to promote the industry in his hometown of Shido, Sanuki, and taught the new sansai soft ceramic pottery.
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