Kishu Kiln Tenmoku

Japanese: 吉州窯天目 - きっしゅうようてんもく
Kishu Kiln Tenmoku

…Large quantities of ceramics from the Fujian, Guangdong, and Jiangxi kilns have also been excavated in Japan, and a particularly large amount of Song-dynasty ceramics from southern China have been excavated from the city of Hakata in Kyushu. Jianzhan Tenmoku and Kishu-gama Tenmoku were particularly popular among samurai and monks in the Kamakura period as the trend of drinking tea spread, and many of these wares have been passed down to the present day. Northern China kilns also actively produced ceramics during the Song dynasty. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "Kishu Kiln Tenmoku" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これら福建,広東,江西の各窯の陶磁器は日本でも大量に出土しており,とりわけ九州の博多の市街地からは,膨大な量の華南諸地域の宋代陶磁が出土している。建盞天目,吉州窯天目は鎌倉時代の武士,僧侶において喫茶の風が広まることによってひときわ愛好され,今日に伝世する器も少なくはない。 華北諸窯でも宋代には盛んに陶磁器生産を行っている。…

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