Satsuma
[sat-soo-muh, sat-suh-muh Japanese sah-tsoo-mah]
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noun
a former province on S Kyushu, in SW Japan: famous for its porcelain ware.
(lowercase) a kind of mandarin orange.
Satsuma ware
or sat·su·ma
noun
Origin of Satsuma ware
1870–75; named after Satsuma, Japan
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Examples from the Web for satsuma
Historical Examples of satsuma
Much of the later pottery from Kyoto was made in imitation of Satsuma.
Chats on Oriental ChinaJ. F. Blacker
Here, too, Satsuma ware has in recent years been largely imitated.
Chats on Oriental ChinaJ. F. Blacker
In the older pieces the style of decoration is entirely different from the Satsuma.
The Ceramic ArtJennie J. Young
All the other daimis were tired of the arrogant conduct of Satsuma.
A Diplomat in JapanErnest Mason Satow
They were arrested and banished to Devils Island on the shore of Satsuma.
The N Plays of JapanArthur Waley
satsuma
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Word Origin for satsuma
C19: originally from the province of Satsuma, Japan
Satsuma
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Satsuma ware
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