![]() Missionaries arriving on Portuguese ships turned Macau into an East Asian center of Christianity. Four years later Portuguese paying tribute to China settled in Macau, which became the official and principal entrepôt for all international trade with China and Japan and an intermediary port for ships traveling from Lisbon to Nagasaki (at the time, Japan’s only outport for trade). The first ship anchored in the Pearl River estuary in 1513, and further Portuguese visits followed regularly. The first Europeans to arrive at the coast of China was the Portuguese. The name Macau, or Macau (Pinyin: Aomen Wade-Giles: Ao-men), is derived from the Chinese Ama-gao or 'Bay of Ama', the patron goddess of sailors. Extending up a hillside is the city of Macau, which occupies almost the entire peninsula. Macau comprises a small, narrow peninsula projecting from the mainland province of Guangdong and the two islands of Taipa and Coloane. Hong Kong, Decorated in, on Japanese porcelainīird's eye view of the city of Macao, By Johannes Vingboons.“Imari, Japanese.” on Chinese Porcelain - Porcelain Marks on Macau Style decorated porcelain, all from c. History of Japanese Pottery and Porcelain. “Imari Pattern Porcelain.” .Įncyclopedia Britannia. “Guide to Collecting Imari Porcelain / June 16, 2016.” .Ĭollectors Weekly. Ten Speed Press, 2008.Ĭhambers Interiors & Associates. The Story of Imari: The Symbols and Mysteries of Antique Japanese Porcelain. Imari, Satsuma, and Other Japanese Export Ceramics, 2nd Edition. Imari: Japanese Porcelain for European Palaces. Classic Japanese Porcelain: Imari and Kakiemon. Radnor, PA Wallace Homestead Book Company, 1992. Mascarelli, Gloria and Robert Mascarelli. Road to Imari: Antique Imari & Other Japanese Porcelains. Collector’s Value Guide to Oriental Decorative Arts. Pieces associated with the Fukagawa factory attract collectors.Īndacht, Sandra. Most pieces that appear in the secondary market date from the mid-19th century. Japanese Imari ware is noted for its innovative shapes such as fish-shaped dishes and non-traditional, non-realistic, use of color decoration.įorms include bottles, bowls, chargers, dishes, figurines (mostly female), ginger jars, jars, jardinières, plates, platters, urns, and vases. The key differentiator is the rich Imari red beneath the decorative motive. Inrande Imari closely resembles Kutani ware. Flowers and floral baskets remained the most popular decorative motif. Gosai Imari also used five colors and was more popular in Japan than the West. Western figures appear occasionally thanks to pressure from Dutch importers. Many patterns such as the Flower Basket were copied from Chinese porcelain. Patterns included flowers and landscapes. A second type featured red and green enamels on a white ground, usually for bird, floral, fish, and human motifs.įive color Imari used auberge, black, blue, green, and yellow along with gold embellishments. The flower basket was the most popular design motif. The blue had a dull, purplish hue and the red an orange tone. The earliest pieces featured blue underglaze and a red overglaze on white background. Cloud, Villeroy, and Worcester are some of the English and European manufacturers who produced pieces in the Imari-style.Ĭollectors divide Japanese Imari ware into the following groups: (1) three-color Imari (2) five-color Imari, also known as brocade Imari and (3) Kinrande Imari (a red ground with gold designs). (Royal) Crown Derby, Johnson Brothers, Meissen, Mennecy, Samson, St. Japanese Imari proved so popular that Chinese and European ceramic manufacturers copied the pattern. The first exports began in 1900 and still continue. In 1894, Chuji Fukagawa, a son, started the Fukagawa Porcelain Manufacturing Company whose product line focused heavily on export wares to America and Europe. Its wares received worldwide attention because of exhibits at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia and an 1878 exhibition in Paris. ![]() ![]() The Kukagawa family established a porcelain factory in Arita in 1875. The production of Japanese Imari resumed in the late 19th century as an Asia decorating craze swept through America and Europe. The Dutch East India Company did not renew its contract for Japanese Imari in 1795. The high cost of Imari ware could not compete with cheaper Chinese copies. The initial period of Japanese Imari ware production ended in the mid-18th century. The Arita kilns produce Ko-Kutanni and Kakiemon wares in addition to Imari ware. The Arita kilns were established in the 17th century to take advantage of a large deposit of kaolin clay in the area. ![]()
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