Molds of Ko-Imari - Molds of Ko-Imari

…As a result, Imari exports declined from their peak in the late 17th century to the early 18th century, but continued in small quantities throughout the Edo period. On the other hand, products were also produced for the domestic market, and the most highly acclaimed of these was the high-quality overglaze ware known as katamono ko-imari. It is said that this name comes from the fact that similar products were fired as if they had been made using a mold, but the interior features Chinese-style patterns such as Araisomon and Kototaka Senninzu in blue and white, and the periphery is decorated with floral arabesque patterns in rich colors both inside and out, making this a vessel that captures the splendor of the Genroku period. …

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

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…その結果伊万里の輸出は17世紀後半から18世紀初頭を最盛期として減少するが，それでも江戸時代を通じて細々と続けられた。一方，国内市場向けの製品もつくられ，その中で声価の高いのが型物古伊万里といわれる上質の色絵である。型でつくったように同じような製品が焼かれたので，この名があるというが，見込みに染付で荒磯文や琴高仙人図など中国風な文様を描き，周囲には内外ともに濃密な色調で花唐草文などを描くもので，元禄期の華やかさを描き出した器であった。…

※「型物古伊万里」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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