page_title: Kawana ware
hierarchical_section_title: Kawana ware
caption_attribution_description: English: Jar porcelain, decoration transfer-printed in blue under a transparent glaze Kawana ware, Owari (Aichi) middle of the 19th century; Edo period Nagoya City Museum (#210) 日本語: 銅版転写染付菊文水葀 川名尾張（愛知） 19世紀中期 江戸時代 名古屋市博物館
context_page_description: Kawana ware refers to a type of Japanese porcelain produced in and around the area of Kawana, today Kawanayama-chō in Shōwa-ku, Nagoya, central Japan. It is of the sometsuke blue and white pottery type, but notable for using the English technique of transfer printing.
context_section_description: Kawana ware (川名焼 Kawana-yaki) refers to a type of Japanese porcelain produced in and around the area of Kawana (川名), today Kawanayama-chō (川名山町) in Shōwa-ku, Nagoya, central Japan. It is of the sometsuke (染付) blue and white pottery type, but notable for using the English technique of transfer printing.
caption: Porcelain jar, with decoration transfer-printed in blue under a transparent glaze. Edo period, mid-19th century
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