The Rise of Bizen Ceramics in the Momoyama Period 1573-1615: From Household Wares to Tea UtensilsHardcover, 1 November 2009

This research shows through the study of ceramics from the Bizen kilns that aesthetization processes of ceramic took place in Japan back in the Momoyama period (1573-1615) in the context of the tea ceremony. Such process is explained socio-historically through the political relevance of the Bizen daimyo.