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Early Imari Porcelain:
From Blue-and-White to Multicolor Decoration

  • Image of "Four-Sided Bowl with Flowering Plants, Imari ware, Edo period, 17th century (Gift of Mr. Yamanaka Sadajirō)"

    Four-Sided Bowl with Flowering Plants, Imari ware, Edo period, 17th century (Gift of Mr. Yamanaka Sadajirō)

    Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 14
    May 16, 2023 (Tue) - August 20, 2023 (Sun)

    The first Japanese porcelain was produced in the Arita area of Kyushu in the 1610s . It is called “Imari ware” because it was shipped from the nearby port of Imari. This exhibition presents early Imari ware, which dates from the 1610s to the 1660s, the decade when production shifted to porcelain that was exported to Europe. This early Imari ware features blue-and-white and multicolor decoration.

    List of Exhibits

Major works in this exhibition

* Works listed below are in the TNM Collection unless otherwise indicated.

Large Bowl with a Tiger and Bamboo, Imari ware, Edo period, 17th century (Gift of Mr. Sakamoto Katsuji)

Dish with a Peach, Imari ware, Edo period, 17th century (Gift of Ms. Kamise Toshiko)

Water Jar with a Lotus, Imari ware, Edo period, 17th century

Nine-Sided Dish with a Bird and Flowers, Imari ware, Edo period, 17th century (Lent by the Kyoto National Museum)

Exhibitions