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唐から津つ焼やき

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Meanings

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Karatsu ware; Karatsu porcelain

Traditional pottery produced in and around Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, known for its rustic, simple beauty and often used in tea ceremony.

唐から津つ焼やきは茶ちゃの湯ゆの世せ界かいで高たかく評ひょう価かされている。
Karatsu ware is highly valued in the world of tea ceremony.
この美び術じゅつ館かんには古ふるい唐から津つ焼やきが展てん示じされている。
Old Karatsu ware is displayed in this museum.

Kanji

唐T'ang, China, foreign
津haven, port, harbor
焼bake, burning

Related words

有あり田た焼やき
Arita ware is another famous Saga pottery, but typically more ornate and porcelain-based, while Karatsu ware is often stoneware with a rustic feel.
萩はぎ焼やき
Hagi ware shares a similar rustic aesthetic and tea-ceremony use, but comes from Yamaguchi Prefecture.

Written forms

唐から津つ焼やき
Standard kanji spelling for Karatsu ware.
唐から津つ焼やき
Variant spelling with okurigana; less common but still used.

Etymology

Named after the city of Karatsu (唐津) in Saga Prefecture, where this style of pottery originated. The exact historical derivation of the pottery style is uncertain, but it developed under Korean influence in the late 16th century.