Collection: Arita Ware Shinemon Klin
It’s almost impossible to imagine a time when Japanese goods weren’t ubiquitous. But beginning in the 17th century, Japan heavily restricted all exports and, in essence, limited the sale of its products only to within the island nation. When its government liberalized trade policies again in 1868, the renewed flow of goods generated a frenzy for Japanese design in the West.
This period of Japonism, as it was called, affected art-makers and art-buyers alike: Japanese crafts like Ukiyo-e woodblock printing influenced French painters like Monet and the 1878 Paris Exposition Universelle created such a clamor for Japanese goods that one critic said it went beyond fashion and was, in fact, “evidence of fanaticism or insanity”. Porcelain from the town of Arita on Japan’s Kyushu island was especially coveted and, in the 10 year period following the Paris Expo, exports of Arita Ware (aritayaki) more than doubled.
This global demand fueled a thriving community of ceramicists and artists there, one which continues to this day. Contributor Laura Wheatley visited Shinemon Kiln, one of Arita’s most famous porcelain studios, to learn how the region’s intricate designs and glazes have evolved.
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