Kirigome ware (Japanese: 切込焼, romanizedKirigome-yaki) is a type of Japanese blue and white pottery originally from Miyazaki, Miyagi Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan.[1]

Kirigome ware sake bottle, palace and landscape design, blue underglaze. Edo period, 19th century

The origins of Kirigome ware are not completely clear, but date back to between 1844 and 1860 in the Edo period.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Kagedo Japanese Art Kirigome Ware Sake Bottle - Kagedo Japanese Art". kagedo.com.
  2. ^ "Brochure" (PDF). www.pref.miyagi.jp.
  3. ^ "江戸時代|コレクション|愛知県陶磁美術館 公式サイト". www.pref.aichi.jp.
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