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Definition of Imari in English: Imarinoun ɪˈmɑːriiˈmärē usually as modifier A type of richly decorated Japanese porcelain. Example sentencesExamples - As the export trade boomed, European demand for Japanese Imari ware became too great for the Japanese producers, and competing Chinese potters took over the export porcelain trade.
- Arita, Imari and other Japanese ceramics were very popular in the Netherlands and in other European countries.
- The different styles in Imari ware are named after the region where they are produced or after the potter families who had invented the style.
- For example, the five-piece Chinese garniture of about 1700 illustrated in Plate XI is almost identical to Japanese Imari wares and was clearly made to take advantage of a market niche established by the Japanese.
- Besides Imari, the most famous names for porcelain are Arita, Kutani, Hirado, Kakiemon and Satsuma.
Origin Late 19th century: from the name of a port in NW Kyushu, Japan, from which it was shipped. Definition of Imari in US English: Imarinouniˈmärē usually as modifier A type of richly decorated Japanese porcelain. Example sentencesExamples - Arita, Imari and other Japanese ceramics were very popular in the Netherlands and in other European countries.
- Besides Imari, the most famous names for porcelain are Arita, Kutani, Hirado, Kakiemon and Satsuma.
- For example, the five-piece Chinese garniture of about 1700 illustrated in Plate XI is almost identical to Japanese Imari wares and was clearly made to take advantage of a market niche established by the Japanese.
- As the export trade boomed, European demand for Japanese Imari ware became too great for the Japanese producers, and competing Chinese potters took over the export porcelain trade.
- The different styles in Imari ware are named after the region where they are produced or after the potter families who had invented the style.
Origin Late 19th century: from the name of a port in NW Kyushu, Japan, from which it was shipped. |