A pacific antiques malapropism as opposed to an specifc one
Amari and Imari porcelain, whats the difference. None except Amari is an typical antiques malapropism which as often antiques knowledge is gleaned from listening rather than school type learning.
Named after the port of Imari on Kysuhu island of Japan. The porcelain was made for home use and English potters once the Japanese borders opened again in 1835 soon very keenly copying the striking red and blue colours and adding gold embellishments.
Porcelain produced 7th century in China, where the pottery ingredients were kept secret for a long time. In Japan, however, the production of porcelain began quite some time later, in the 17th century. The reason for the late start compared to the Chinese is that the kaolin-rich clay was not discovered in Japan until the early 17th century, ironically by Korean potters.
So seriously next time Imari if you want to show you know your Japanese from your Cantonese.
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