Awata ware

Awata ware (粟田焼, Awata-yaki) is a type of Japanese pottery that is a form of Kyō ware from Kyoto.[1]

Awata ware zhun type dish, clay partly covered with drawing under a transparent, finely-crackled glaze; top covered with a thick second glaze, Edo period (19th century)

It is related to other Kyō wares such as Mizoro ware and Kiyomizu ware, but denotes the kiln it originates from. The origin lies in the Awataguchi area of Kyoto.[2] Awata kilns also produced Satsuma ware at one point.[3]

References
  1. "Kyoware Rakuware/History of Japanese pottery and porcelain". history-porcelain-japan.com. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  2. "Kyoto Ceramic Center". Kyoto Ceramic Art Association Official Shop and Gallery. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  3. "Japanese Satsuma Pottery". gotheborg.com. Retrieved 2019-11-10.

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