Delftware

Japanese: デルフト陶器 - デルフトとうき（英語表記）delftware

Soft earthenware made in Delft, Netherlands. It began in 1584 when Italian majolica potter Chido di Sabino moved to Antwerp and introduced the majolica technique to the Netherlands, and it was introduced to Delft in the mid-17th century and became popular. Initially, pieces strongly influenced by majolica were made, but soon copies of Chinese porcelain became popular, and from the end of the 17th century, Imari copies (→ Imari ware) were also made. The production technique is to use a mixture of clay from Tournai on the Schelde River and clay from Mülheim on the Rhine as the base, shape it into a thin body, cover it with a milky white glaze and fire it at a low temperature, paint it with cobalt or other pigments, dry it, cover it with a transparent glaze and fire it at a high temperature. Beginning in the 17th century, porcelain was characterized by patterns and shapes that imitated Chinese and Japanese porcelain, and other pieces depicting European landscapes, floral patterns, and customs were also actively produced. From the early 18th century, many pieces had the artist's mark on the bottom. Types of porcelain included tableware, vases, tiles, human and animal figures, and ceramic plaques.

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Japanese:

オランダのデルフトで作られる軟質陶器。 1584年イタリア，マジョリカの陶工キド・ディ・サビノがアントウェルペンに移住してマジョリカの技法をオランダに紹介したのに始り，それが 17世紀中頃にデルフトに伝わって盛行した。当初はマジョリカの影響の強いものを作っていたが，まもなく中国磁器の写しが盛んになり，17世紀末からは伊万里写し (→伊万里焼 ) も行われた。製作技法は，シェルデ河畔のトゥルネーの陶土とライン河畔のミュルハイムの陶土を混成したものを素地とし，薄手の胎に成形して乳白釉をかけて低火度で焼き，その上にコバルトまたはその他の顔料で絵付けをして乾燥，透明釉を施して高火度で焼成する。 17世紀に始る中国や日本の磁器を模写した模様や器形を特色とし，その他ヨーロッパ風の風景，花文，風俗などを描いたものも盛んに作られた。 18世紀初頭から，器底に作家のマークがつけられたものが多い。器種は食器類，花器，タイル，人物・動物像，陶額など。

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