Japanese Pottery
Japanese pottery and porcelain (陶磁器, Jp. tojiki; also 焼きもの, Jp. yakimono; 陶芸, Jp. tōgei), one of the country's oldest art forms, dates back to the Neolithic period. Kilns have produced earthenware, pottery, stoneware, glazed pottery, glazed stoneware, porcelain, and blue-and-white ware.
Read more about Japanese Pottery: Introduction, History To 19th Century, 20th Century To Present Day, Styles of Japanese Pottery
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Infinitely delicate and infinitely expensive.”
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