Ceramics

Hizen Yoshida Ware

肥前吉田焼

RegionSaga — 嬉野市吉田
Originsc. 1500
StatusMETI-designated Traditional Craft

About Hizen Yoshida Ware

Hizen Yoshida Ware is a porcelain produced in the Yoshida district of Ureshino City, Saga Prefecture, known as a Hizen porcelain production area alongside Arita and Imari ware. Famous for thin, light, and durable white porcelain and blue-and-white everyday tableware, it holds a high share of the household tableware market as 'thin and light Yoshida ware.' Based on established porcelain craftsmanship, today it produces both mass-market tableware for domestic and overseas markets and individual artistic works, making it a key production area supporting Hizen's porcelain culture.

Techniques & Materials

Craft terms are shown in the original Japanese — these are proper names with no standard English equivalents.

Techniques

型打ち成形染付(呉須絵付)白磁釉薄造り

Materials

肥前陶石呉須(コバルト顔料)長石釉

Where to see & buy

Workshop names are in Japanese; links go to their official sites.

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