Ceramics History to the PresentBy Aaron Birhane

First Delftware, Holland

Delft is primarily known for its Delft Blue Pottery (Delftware).

Delftware was founded in Delft .

Delft is in the Provence of South Holland

Holland

Circa 1500

•Two large pinch pot put together onto a big base•Hand painted designs•Blue and white paint

Holland (continued)

•Blue glaze

Circa 1500

Arita Ware, Japan

Arita is the center of Japan's porcelain industry.

Arita is located in Saga Prefecture on the southern island of Kyushu.

First porcelain deposits in Japan were discovered here.

Arita Ware, Japan (Continued)

Circa 1600

Arita Ware, Japan (Continued)

•Drum-Shaped Pillow•Porcelain painted with overglaze enamels and gold•  patterning of small white cherry blossoms •Two big pinch pots scored and slipped together Circa 1600

•Akio Takamori expresses intimate human and mythological relationships using clay.

• He works as a faculty member at the University of Washington School of Art.

•Takamori was born in 1950 in Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan.

•At the moment he is 61

The Blue Princess (Akio Takamori )

•Stoneware sculpture with under glazes• dimensions 31inches tall•Two big pinch pots for the base

The Dutch Mother (Akio Takamori)

•Stone ware sculpture with underglaze•25 inches tall•Two big pinch pots for the base

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