This type of work has long been known as ao-kutani ware and it was thought that such pieces were fired in Kutani village in present-day Ishikawa prefecture. Kiln excavations at Arita, however, have clarified that this type of large dish was fired at Arita during the 1650s.
This type of work has long been known as ao-kutani ware and it was thought that such pieces were fired in Kutani village in present-day Ishikawa prefecture. Kiln excavations at Arita, however, have clarified that this type of large dish was fired at Arita during the 1650s.