Today I’m super lucky to have Hanneke Moore as my guide for this one-hour walking tour of Arita. Hanneke is from The Netherlands and has lived in Japan for 12 years. In 2014 she fell in love with a property in Arita. It took her 1.5 years, but she restored it to its former glory and welcomes guests from all over the world to stay at her guest house, Keramiekarita (https://keramiekarita.wixsite.com) – Obviously, she really knows the town, people, and culture. So join us for a walk. We’ll visit some of the town’s highlights but also some spots only a resident like Hanneke knows.
ABOUT ARITA +++ (article by Fukuoka Now – see link below)
Arita is the birthplace of porcelain in Japan and since the first porcelain was fired in the early 17th century, the town has flourished as the center of porcelain production in Japan. The porcelain made in and around Arita Town in Saga Prefecture is referred to collectively as Arita ware, but in the early days (1610s~1650s) it was called Imari ware because it was shipped from the port of Imari. Originally it was a thick-bodied porcelain primarily decorated with simple glazing. Around 1643, Sakaida Kakiemon established a method for colorful glazing. Using various colors, he painted intricate designs directly on the milky white porcelain body. Soon, other potters shifted away from the simple, single-color scheme used until then, and the Kakiemon style became mainstream.
The Dutch East India Company began exporting Arita ware to Europe in the 1650s, and there it became a status symbol for the wealthy. After Arita ware was presented at the Paris Exposition in 1867, its… article continues here: https://www.fukuoka-now.com/en/arita-the-origins-of-japanese-porcelain/
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