Painted Bizen - Ebizen

... In the early Edo period, thin handmade ware, which was popular in the Enshu region, became mainstream, and Ibe-te ware became mainstream. From the Shotoku period (1711-16), overglaze Bizen and white Bizen ware were produced as official items for the feudal domain and as souvenirs. At the end of the Edo period, small kilns (Tenpo kilns, or multi-chambered climbing kilns) were built as a way to overcome the slump that had been occurring since the mid-Edo period. ...

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "E-Bizen" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…　江戸初期には遠州好みの薄手作りとなり，伊部手が主流となった。正徳年間(1711‐16)以降，藩の御用品やみやげ物として色絵備前や白備前が焼かれた。幕末には江戸中期からの不振の打開策として小窯(天保窯＝連房式登窯)が築かれるようになった。…

※「絵備前」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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