Imari ware

American  

[ih-mahr-ee] / ɪˈmɑr i /

noun

1. Japanese porcelain noted for its rich floral underglaze decoration in iron-red, blue, and gold, and later copied in China and Europe.

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Etymology

Origin of Imari ware

1900–05 after a locale in western Saga prefecture (Kyushu) which was the sole market selling this porcelain during the Edo period

Example Sentences

In the year 1513, Gorodayu, Shonsui, of Ise, returned from China and settled in Arita, in the province of Hizen, which at once became and still remains the headquarters of the famous Imari ware.

From The Empire of the East by Montgomery, H. B. (Helen Barrett)