Imari ware is the generic name for porcelain produced in Hizen Province (modern-day Saga and Nagasaki Prefectures), centred on Arita-machi, Saga Prefecture, where porcelain production is said to have begun in the 1610s when Toyotomi Hideyoshi brought back Ri Sanpei, who discovered ceramic stones used to make porcelain in the Izumiyama area of Arita.The name derives from Imaritsu (port), the port of shipment of porcelain.
Imari ware was the first domestically produced porcelain in Japan, as before that time only pottery made from clay and fired at low temperatures were produced in Japan.



japanese antique Imari ware blue and white soba cup with design of flower,bird and watering
japanese antique Six hold paper screen paited in ink and color on a silver ground with flowers and bird
japanese antique Imari ware blue and white bowl with design of chrysanthemum and cross
japanese antique Imari ware blue and white small dish with design of Goldfish
japanese antique Imari blue and white soba cup with design of geometric pattern
japanese antique Imari ware blue and white small cup with design of man digging bamboo shoot
japanese antique Lacquer box with design of single wheel,using gold,silver and mother of pearl. imitation of the national terasure by Kouzan Hagino
japanese antique Kutani ware sakecup with stand design of dragon and phoenix
japanese antique Imari ware blue and white soba cup with design of conch
japanese antique celadon swinging small ray by SHINOBU KAWASE
japanese antique celadon swinging big ray by SHINOBU KAWASE
japanese antique Kobe satsuma ware butterfly design bowl by KAIZAN
japanese antique Imari ware blue and white soba cup with design of young leaves
japanese antique Small six hold paper screen painted in ink and color on a gold ground with Samurai
japanese antique Imari ware blue and white tiny dish with design of purse 






