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Kawazoe Seizan (Aoyama Kiln)

Okawachiyama, Imari, Saga

What Kawazoe Seizan (Aoyama Kiln) is known for

Kawazoe Seizan traces its lineage to a painter at the Nabeshima domain's official kiln and was refounded as a private workshop in 1883 by Kawazoe Hansaburo after the han system was abolished. The fifth-generation family kiln still fires celadon and indigo Nabeshima ware in Okawachiyama, the valley once reserved exclusively for the clan's potters.

Best for — Nabeshima celadon and blue-and-white porcelain

Okawachiyama, Imari, Saga

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