Colorful painting of old Imari

Japanese: 色絵古伊万里 - いろえこいまり
Colorful painting of old Imari

…In 1659, the East India Company ordered over 57,000 pieces of blue-and-white porcelain, which led to the rapid development of the export industry. These were intended for Mocha, Arabia, but later they were exported in large quantities to Europe as well, where overglazed porcelain was particularly admired, and overglazed Ko-Imari, a style of pottery with red and gold decorations on blue-and-white porcelain, spread throughout the country as a uniquely Japanese style of pottery. In the 18th century, European kilns, including Meissen in Germany, produced imitations of Kakiemon and Ko-Imari-style overglaze porcelain, which were also actively imitated in China and sold in Europe. …

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "Iroe Ko-Imari" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…1659年には東インド会社から5万7000余個の染付磁器の注文が届き,そのことで急速に輸出産業の体制に向かう。これは,アラビアのモカ向けのものであったが,のちには,ヨーロッパ向けにも大量に輸出され,色絵磁器がことに賞玩され,染付に赤・金彩を施した色絵古伊万里は,日本独特のやきものとして各地にひろまった。18世紀になると,ドイツのマイセン窯をはじめとするヨーロッパの諸窯で,柿右衛門や古伊万里様式の色絵を模したものがつくられ,中国でも盛んに模されてヨーロッパへ売り出されるようになる。…

※「色絵古伊万里」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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