Arita ware

noun

Ari·​ta ware

variants or Arita porcelain

əˈrētəˌ-,

äˈr-

: Japanese porcelain produced in and about Arita on Kyushu Island and including blue-and-white and enamel-decorated ware (as Imari and Kakiemon wares)

Word History

Etymology

from Arita, Japan

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