Agano ware (上野焼, Agano-yaki) is a type of Japanese pottery traditionally made in Fukuchi, Tagawa District, Fukuoka. [1]
Agano ware has its beginnings in 1602, when artisans arrived in Japan from the Kingdom of Joseon in Korea by invitation from the daimyo of Kokura Domain. [2] The beginnings of its production was supported by Hosokawa Sansai, [3] who was otherwise known as the daimyō Hosokawa Tadaoki. [4] [5] It was originally associated with the tea ceremony. [1]
Agano Kawara ware (上野香春焼) is a type of Agano ware traditionally made in Kawara, Fukuoka Prefecture. [6]
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