1. Ceramics History to the Present By Aaron Birhane

2. 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

4. Hand painted designs

5. Blue and white paintCirca 1500

7. 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.

8. Arita Ware, Japan (Continued) Circa 1600

10. Porcelain painted with overglaze enamels and gold

11. patterning of small white cherry blossoms

12. Two big pinch pots scored and slipped togetherCirca 1600

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

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

17. dimensions 31inches tall

19. 25 inches tall

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