Izumiyama Pottery Stone (Saga Prefecture) [Famous Stones of Japan]

ARITA Stone

Izumiyama pottery stone

Stones named after the raw materials used in Arita ware and Imari ware.
This porcelain stone was first discovered in Japan by the Korean potter Yi Sam-pyeong in the mid-17th century, and is said to have led to the spread of porcelain culture in Japan.
This led to Japanese porcelain being shipped to Europe as an important export, and Japonism spread rapidly along with ukiyo-e.
Europeans were so impressed by this that they founded Meissen in Germany, and hard porcelain was produced for the first time in Europe.
Among them, many porcelain pieces are produced with patterns that are reminiscent of the Arita and Kakiemon styles.
Currently, there are only a limited number of kilns that use Izumiyama pottery stone to fire Arita ware, and it is impossible to obtain the stone directly, making it a mythical stone filled with tradition and culture.

This Japan stone is a raw material for Arita ware and Imari ware. It was first discovered in Japan in the mid-17th century by Korean potter Yi Sam-pyeong, and it is said that this led to the spread of porcelain culture in Japan. As a result, Japanese porcelain was shipped to Europe as an important export item, and Japonism spread rapidly along with ukiyo-e. Because the Europeans were shocked by this, they founded Meissen in Germany, and hard Porcelain was produced for the first time in Europe. Among these, much of the porcelain was fired with patterns that were reminiscent of the Arita and Kakiemon styles. Currently, there are only a limited number of kilns that fire Arita ware with Arita stone, so it is impossible to obtain the stone directly, making it a mysterious stone full of tradition and culture.