Imari ware

noun

Ima·​ri ware i-ˈmärē- 

variants or Imari

: a Hizen porcelain characteristically decorated in red, green, and blue with a design of bamboo and cherry blossoms or hedges of brushwood growing out of stylized rocks

Imari adjective

an Imari jar

Imari porcelain

Word History

Etymology

from Imari, Japan, where it is made

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