This study presents an engaging text and over 300 beautiful color photographs of exquisite and amusing three-dimensional figures in Hirado, Imari, Kutani, Satsuma, Studio works, and Sumida wares.

Satsuma, Imari, Hirado, Kutani, and other ceramic styles are explored in this new study. Important decorators are identified and displayed in 400+ color photos.

Compare the craftsmanship of these imaginative designs and learn how the international market both demanded and supported trade in their ornate decorations.

This edition has an updated values reference and additional items shown in each chapter, especially early Imari wares from the period c. 1700.

This is a premium oversized book, suitable for coffee table display or for the serious collector/ dealer wishing for in depth research & photos.

Over 400 beautiful color illustrations and well-researched text reveal the historically and artistically significant Japanese Karatsu ware of its golden age of the 16th and 17th centuries.