refers to a type of

Japanese pottery , is one of the oldest Japanese crafts and art forms, dating back to the Neolithic period. Kilns have produced earthenware, pottery, stoneware, glazed pottery, glazed stoneware, porcelain, and blue-and-white ware. Japan has an exceptionally ...

produced in the region around the towns of

Nagayo is a List of towns in Japan, town located in Nishisonogi District, Nagasaki, Nishisonogi District, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. Geography Nagayo is located within the southern part of Nagasaki prefecture and resides at the south of Ōmura Bay. ...

Nagasaki Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Nagasaki Prefecture has a population of 1,314,078 (1 June 2020) and has a geographic area of 4,130 Square kilometre, km2 (1,594 sq mi). Nagasaki Prefecture borders ...

, western

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. Nagayo ware has links to

Kameyama ware Kameyama may refer to: * Emperor Kameyama (1249–1305), emperor of Japan 1259–1274 * Kameyama, Mie, a city in Mie prefecture, Japan People with the surname * Keishi Kameyama, Japanese businessman *, Japanese voice actor {{Disambiguation, surna ...

. During the Edo period, a number of high-quality ceramic vessels were produced that employed the ''

sancai ''Sancai'' ()Vainker, 75 is a versatile type of decoration on Chinese pottery using glazes or slip, predominantly in the three colours of brown (or amber), green, and a creamy off-white. It is particularly associated with the Tang Dynasty (618� ...

'' (三彩; literally: "three colours") type of decoration, which mainly used, but was not limited to, the three colors of brown, green, and a creamy off-white.

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External links

* http://kapitan.b1388.jp/article/0041278.html * http://www.city.isahaya.nagasaki.jp/post69/1720.html * http://www.city.isahaya.nagasaki.jp/post07/16486.html Japanese pottery Culture in Nagasaki Prefecture ja:長与焼 {{japan-art-stub