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Mikawachi Ware Hirado ware

SUMMARY

・The family business in production of the Hirado ware has continued for more than 400 years.
・Succeeding the skil painted elegantly, potters also develop the design that suits our today's life.
・It's important to use the operation of vertical lines to look straight called "kotsugaki".
・The process of work called "dami" drawn by thick brush is also significant in the terms of shades of color.
・The blue bamboo grove design attracts many visitors.
・Quality tableware are reproduced based on the design where they are popular during Meiji and Taisho period.
・All works are hand-painted like drawing a picture and they are valued with high skill from a global perspective.