http://www.meaa.org.uk Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:28:47 +0000 en hourly 1 MEAA Podcasts serves to publish audio recordings of events at the museum including artists performances of traditional East Asian music, educational talks about subjects of East Asian art, the history and collection of MEAA and more. MEAA no MEAA allan.croft@inbox.com allan.croft@inbox.com (MEAA) Copyright & Use of Content Policy - http://www.meaa.org.uk/contact/use-of-content.html MEAA Podcasts east asian music, traditional japanese music, japanese flute, shakuhachi, koto, Emiko Izumi, Stephanie Hiller, buddhist monks, tibetan monks, monks chanting, museum of east asian art, meaa http://www.meaa.org.uk/podcasts/meaa-rss-logo.jpg http://www.meaa.org.uk/category/future-exhibitions http://www.meaa.org.uk/future-exhibitions/porcelain-jewels-figures-from-the-hirado-mikawachi-kilns-of-japan.html http://www.meaa.org.uk/future-exhibitions/porcelain-jewels-figures-from-the-hirado-mikawachi-kilns-of-japan.html#comments meaa admin http://www.meaa.org.uk/future-exhibitions/porcelain-jewels-figures-from-the-hirado-mikawachi-kilns-of-japan.html The Hirado Mikawachi kilns were established by the end of the 17th century on the Island of Hirado in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.  The kilns were originally for the exclusive use of the daimyo, or territorial lord, of Hirado Island.  As the... Read more

]]> The Hirado Mikawachi kilns were established by the end of the 17th century on the Island of Hirado in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.  The kilns were originally for the exclusive use of the daimyo, or territorial lord, of Hirado Island.  As the reputation of the porcelain grew, they became available for commercial distribution.  The wares were known for their high quality and fine craftsmanship and made some of the finest porcelain in Japan from 1751 to 1843.   Although the products of the kilns were of exquisite quality, the records of the kilns are painfully scarce – making the dating of the wares rather difficult.  This exhibition explores the different types of figures produced at the Hirado Mikawachi kilns and spotlights some of the dating questions that arises.

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