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丹波立杭焼

Tamba wareJapan

Tamba ware, also spelled Tanba, and also known as Tamba-Tachikui ware (丹波立杭焼, Tamba-Tachikui-yaki) is a type of Japanese pottery produced in Sasayama and Tachikui in Hyōgo Prefecture.

Jar with three lugs, Tamba kilns End of Heian period, 12th century Important Cultural Property
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Tamba ware, also spelled Tanba, and also known as Tamba-Tachikui ware (丹波立杭焼, Tamba-Tachikui-yaki) is a type of Japanese pottery produced in Sasayama and Tachikui in Hyōgo Prefecture. 1

History

It is considered one of the Six Ancient Kilns of Japan. 1

The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Tamba ware”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1

Tamba ware is type of Japanese pottery, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 2

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