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.
Karatsu ware is highly valued in the world of tea ceremony.
Old Karatsu ware is displayed in this museum.
Hagi ware shares a similar rustic aesthetic and tea-ceremony use, but comes from Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Standard kanji spelling for Karatsu ware.
Variant spelling with okurigana; less common but still used.
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.