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Shigaraki, Potters' Valley

by Louise Allison Cort
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Synopsis

For over seven centuries, potters of Shigaraki, a rural valley outside the Japanese city of Kyoto, have fashioned storage jars and tea ceremony wares from clay. This book examines the political, economic and artistic history of the valley.

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Book Details

Published
April 1, 1980
Publisher
Kodansha International
Pages
428
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780870113826

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