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Author / Creator:Sakaida, Kakiemon, XIV, 1934-2013, author.
酒井田柿右衛門, 1934-2013, author.
Uniform title:Yohaku no bi Sakaida Kakiemon. English
余白の美・酒井田柿右衛門. English
Edition:First English edition.
Imprint:Tokyo, Japan : Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture, 2019.
Description:207 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 22 cm.
Language:English
Series:Japan library
Japan library (Shuppan Bunka Sangyō Shinkō Zaidan)
Subject:
Sakaida, Kakiemon, -- XIV, -- 1934-2013.
酒井田柿右衛門, XIV, 1934-2013.
Porcelain, Japanese -- Japan -- Arita-machi -- 20th century.
Kakiemon porcelain.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11811551
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Other authors / contributors:Frew, Gavin, translator.
ISBN:9784866580630
4866580631
Notes:"Originally published in Japanese under the title of Yohaku no bi Sakaida Kakiemon by Shueisha, Inc., in 2004."--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-207).
Translated from the Japanese.
Summary:For several hundred years, Japanese porcelain has been highly acclaimed and sought after around the world. Sophisticated porcelain ware has long been produced in the Arita area of Kyushu, and artisans from the Kakiemon family have gained particular renown for their skill in enamels and their artistic designs. Now, for the first time, the techniques and tradition behind the creation of their ceramic works are disclosed through the words of the late author. Starting with his childhood memories, he talks about his father and grandfather and what he inherited from them; how the craftsmen work at the kiln; and how materials such as stone, clay, and firewood play a crucial part in creating the works. The author provides explanations of aka-e overglaze enamels and nigoshide porcelain, the characteristics that make Kakiemon ware so phenomenal. With more than twenty color plates depicting Kakiemon pieces from museums and private collections, this volume provides insight into one of the world's most famous kilns.--adapted from publisher's description.

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