About Satsuma Ware
Satsuma ware is ceramics produced in Kagoshima Prefecture. Said to have begun around 1600 when Korean potters brought back by Shimazu Yoshihiro during the Korean campaigns. There are two lineages: Shiro-Satsuma (white porcelain with gold painting and colored decoration) and Kuro-Satsuma (iron-rich black and amber earthenware). White Satsuma was exported to Europe and America in the Meiji era, gaining worldwide recognition as 'Satsuma ware.'
Techniques & Materials
Craft terms are shown in the original Japanese — these are proper names with no standard English equivalents.
Techniques
金彩色絵（白薩摩）鉄釉（黒薩摩）象嵌
Materials
白磁土（白薩摩）鉄分含有粘土（黒薩摩）
Where to see & buy
Workshop names are in Japanese; links go to their official sites.
- 沈壽官窯（産地にご確認ください） hands-on experience