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3 unusual facts about Imari porcelain


Eggenberg Palace, Graz

The first two are adorned with valuable Imari porcelain plates and bowls as well as Chinese silk paintings.

Imari porcelain

European centers imitated the style of "Imari" wares, initially in faience at Delft in the Netherlands, and in the early 19th century at Robert Chamberlain's factory at Worcester.

Type 4 grenade

Kilns famous for the production of traditional Japanese pottery, such as Arita, Bizen and Seto were pressed into service to manufacture these relatively crude weapons.


Edmé Samson

Imari wares, named for the Japanese port where a type of richly decorated porcelain made at Arita was shipped, were also copied by Samson.


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