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40th Anniversary/Special Commemorative Exhibition: The Shibasawa Collection
開館40周年記念・寄贈記念 特別企画展「柴澤コレクション」


This catalogue, consisting of 432 objects, introduces the collection of the late Shibasawa Kazuhito. The collection centers on varieties of Hizen porcelain (Ko-Imari) that were shipped to coastal areas of northern Japan, such as Niigata and Yamagata, via the Sea of Japan during the Edo period. The catalogue encompasses the entire collection. 130 items are showcased with detailed descriptions.

Publication date: October 16, 2020
Language: Japanese (English texts included)
Print length: Color 187 pages
Price: 2,000 yen

[Contents]

About the Donation of the Shibasawa Collection
Biography of Shibasawa Kazuhito

Chapter 1 The Creation and Establishment of Hizen Porcelain
Chapter 2 The Perfection and Development of Japanese Porcelain
Column: Hizen Porcelain Transported to Niigata and Yamagata
Chapter 3 Expansion of the Domestic Market and Growing Popularity
Topics: Exported Porcelain
Topics: Porcelain Presented to the Family of the Shogun: Nabeshima Ware and Hirado Ware
Chapter 4 Growing Demand for Porcelain and Competition among Producing Regions
Column: Searching for Small Differences in Sets: A Rabbit Mixed in with Mandarin Ducks
Chapter 5 Chinese Porcelain

Essay 1: Shipment of Hizen Porcelain to the Echigo, Sado and Shonai Regions:
Background for the Shibasawa Collection
Essay 2: Meikan Markings on Hizen Porcelain in the Shibasawa Collection

Reference: List of Meikan Markings in the Shibasawa Collection
Bibliography
The Shibasawa Collection Complete Catalogue
Table of Collection Numbers and Catalogue Numbers

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40th Anniversary/Special Commemorative Exhibition: The Takatori Collection
開館40周年記念・寄贈記念 特別企画展「髙取家コレクション」

The Takatori Collection features Hizen ware such as Ko-garatsu, Ko-Imari and Nabeshima ware that were served to entertain the guests at the Former Takatori Residence (Important Cultural Property), including the Important Cultural Property, 'Ash Glazed Tea Bowl with Incised Design - known as Genkai'. The collection contains a wide range of ceramics inside and outside Japan, such as the Bizen and Kansai regions as well as China, Korea and Europe. This catalogue encompasses the entire collection - a total of 1,189 sets.

Publication date: March 31, 2020
Language: Japanese (English texts included)
Print length: Color 284 pages
Price: 2,500 yen

[Contents]

Greeting
The House of the Takatori Family in the Meiji, Taisho, Showa, and Heisei Eras (Takatori Hideko) 
Contents   
Acknowledgements  
Explanatory Notes

Essay 1 The Former Takatori Residence
Essay 2 The Takatori Family

Exposition 1 On the Donation of the Takatori Collection (Suzuta Yukio)
Exposition 2 The Ceramics of the Takatori Collection (Yamamoto Ayako)

Chapter 1 Hizen and Saga Stoneware
Chapter 2 Hizen and Saga Porcelain
Chapter 3 Nabeshima
Chapter 4 Nagasaki Ceramics: Taishu, Utsutsugawa, MIkawachi, Nagayo, and Kameyama
Chapter 5 Kyushu and Okinawa Ceramics: Takatori and Agano (Fukuoka), Yatsushiro, Shodai (Kumamoto), Satsuma (Kagoshima), and Tsuboya (Okinawa)
Chapter 6 Honshu Ceramics: Hagi (Yamaguchi), Bizen (Okayama), Gennai (Kagawa), Raku, Eiraku (Kyoto), Sanda, Tozan (Hyogo), Seto (Aichi), and Mino (Gifu)
Chapter 7 Chinese Ceramics: Longquan, Jingdezhen, Huanan Sancai, Zhangzhou, Yixing, and Dehua, etc.
Chapter 8 Korean Ceramics: Underglaze Iron Brown, Inlay, Underglaze Cobalt Blue, Copper Red, Celadon, and White Porcelain
Chapter 9 Southeast Asian and European Ceramics: Vietnam, Delft, Petrus Regout (The Netherlands), and Doulton (England)

The Takatori Collection Complete Catalogue Donated to The Kyushu Ceramic Museum
Appendix Catalogue of Material Donated by Takatori Noriko and Hideko
Donated to the Saga Prefectural Museum and the Saga Prefectural Art Museum

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[ARITA X TOKOLO] EXHIBITION
特別企画[有田×野老]展

This is a catalogue of the [ARITA X TOKOLO] EXHIBITION, held in 2019. The museum hosted the exhibition to welcome artist TOKOLO Asao as a guest. He designed the official emblems for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The exhibition focuses on the blue colour that fascinates TOKOLO. It seeks out new possibilities in Arita ware through a union of accumulated resources generated via the museum's years of research activities and TOKOLO's unique approach to fusing tradition and innovation.

Publication date: September 20, 2019
Language: Japanese and English
Print length: Color 176 pages

Price: 1,600 yen

[Contents]

Feature Interview [ARITA × TOKOLO] EXHIBITION
-Forging Connections with Ritsu Rules: The World of Japan Blue-
[ARITA × TOKOLO] EXHIBITION
Tsuneo KO (The University Museum, The University of Tokyo)
TOKOLO Design and Arita Ware
Yukio SUZUTA (Director, The Kyushu Ceramic Museum)

「ZONE1」[ARITA × TOKOLO]
「ZONE2」[TOKOLO × ARITA ]
[Remarks on Blue]
[Grass Motifs]
[Geometric Pattern]
[Human, Animal and Creature]
[Geography]
[Sherds]
[Materials]

[Tools]
[Struggle for the Future]
「ZONE3」[INSTALLATION・ARITAYAKI RURI 100 STEPS SMALL DISHES]
Curriculum Vitae of Asao TOKOLO

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Commemorative Exhibition of New Acquisitions 1
The Imaizumi Kichiro and Yoshihiro Collection
新収蔵品展1 寄贈記念 今泉吉郎・吉博コレクション

This is a collection of 101 ceramic objects acquired over two generations by the late Imaizumi Kichiro, famously renowned as a researcher of Hizen ceramics, and his heir, Imaizumi Yoshihiro. It primarily consists of high-quality ceramics from the Hizen area, including the Important Cultural Property of Japan 'Large Lobed Dish with Underglaze Cobalt-blue Design of Landscape'. Other items in the collection include Arita ware created during the early Edo period, Nabeshima ware and Yoshida ware from Ureshino in Saga Prefecture, and Hasami ware from Nagasaki Prefecture.

Publication date: October 5, 2019
Language: Japanese (English texts are contained)
Print length: Color 40 pages
Price: 800 yen


[Contents]

Greeting
Contents
Explanatory Notes
About the Imaizumi Kichiro and Yoshihiro Collection
Biography
The Imaizumi Kichiro and Yoshihiro Complete Catalogue

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Complete Catalogue of SHIBATA COLLECTION (Enlarged and Revised Edition)
*Written in only Japanese
柴田夫妻コレクション総目録(増補改訂)

The Shibata Collection consists of 10,311 items in 4,332 sets of Hizen porcelain centering on Arita ware. This catalogue encompasses all of the collections including additionally donated items after the first edition had been published, and also the ceramics from other regions for reference.
The entire collection has been reorganized in chronological order that allows you to look over the whole collection and easily access for any research. Also, it contains the verification table of the series of the Shibata Collection catalogues, and an index of major decoration patterns.

Publication date: March, 2019
Language: Japanese
Print length: Color 581 pages
Price: 3,500 yen

◆ All 4,332 works with photo on the back side
◆ Pattern index item list
◆ Pattern index
◆ Special kind of vessels
◆ Comparison table with exhibition catalogue number

Kodakeo - Memories of Home and Land -
Donated by Living National Treasure Mr. Nakashima Hiroshi
人間国宝 中島宏氏寄贈 古武雄-ふるさと大地の記憶

This catalog has been discontinued.

Publication date: October 6, 2018
Language: Japanese and English
Print length: Color 281 pages
Price: 2,500 yen


[Contents]

Greetings
Acknowledgement
Contents

My Passion for Kodakeo〔by Nakashima Hiroshi〕
Distribution Map of Kiln Sites
Kodakeo Ware Kiln Sites and their Products - Results of Recent Surveys -
〔by Higashinakagawa Tadashi(Former Director, Saga Prefectural Nagoya Castle Museum)〕
Stonewares from Takeo - Tribute to Mr. Nakashima Hiroshi -
〔by Nishida Hiroko (Adviser, Nezu Museum)〕
Regarding the Current Exhibition 'Kodakeo - Memories of Home and Land -'
〔by Fujiwara Tomoko〕

Prologue:Hiroshi Nakashima and his Kodakeo Collection
Biography of Hiroshi Nakashima
Mr. Nakashima and Kodakeo〔by Suzuta Yukio (Director, The Kyushu Ceramic Museum)〕

Chapter 1: Energy / Impressive Large Dishes
Chapter 2: Picture the Earth / Jars Boldly Decorated with Pictures of Pine Trees Using Iron-brown and Copper-green

Chapter 3: White Beauty / White Decorations Applied with Brushes and Strokes
Chapter 4: Rhythms and Flight / Incrustation with Intricate Patterns
Chapter 5: Colors / Brilliant Glaze in Green and Brown

Complete Catalog of Nakashima Hiroshi Collection

Kumamoto Ceramics
熊本のやきもの

Publication date: October 6, 2017
Language: Japanese (Summary and captions are written in English)
Print length: Color 192 pages
Price: 2,000 yen


[Contents]

Greetings
Acknowledgement
Table of Contents
Explanatory Notes

Chapter 1: Ceramics from Arao, Tamana, and Yamaga: Northern Area of Kumamoto Prefecture
Chapter 2: Ceramics from Kumamoto and Uki: Central Area of Kumamoto Prefecture
Chapter 3: Ceramics from Southern Kumamoto Prefecture
1) Ceramics from the Yatsushiro and Ashikita areas
2) Ceramics from the Hitoyoshi and Kuma areas
3) Ceramics from the Amakusa area
Chapter 4: Ceramic art in Kumamoto Today: Overcoming Disaster

Essays
1:Kumamoto Ceramics: Ceramic Culture in Hi-no-Kuni
(Tokunaga Sadatsugu, The Kyushu Ceramic Museum)
2:History of Early Modern Ceramics in Higo and Agano Ware Potters of Buzen: Yatsushiro, Shodai, and the Unknown Wares of Yamaga and Makizaki
(Fukuhara Toru, Yatsushiro Municipal Museum)
3:Use of Higo Ceramics at Kumamoto Castle and in Surrounding Areas (Minoguchi Masao, Cultural Section, City of Kumamoto)
4:Early Modern Ceramics of Hitoyoshi and Kuma
(Okamoto Shinya, Cultural Division, Kumamoto Prefectural Education Bureau)
5:Genealogy of Amakusa Ceramic Technology: From Hizen to Amakusa
(Nakayama Kei, Tourism and Culture Section, City of Amakusa)
6:Pottery of Amakusa: Mizu-no-Daira Ware (Toshikawa Kimio, Hondo Museum of History and Folklore)
7:Transitions in Major Amakusa Takahama Porcelain during the Edo Period: Introduction to Prominent Pieces
(Ohashi Koji, Honorary Advisor, The Kyushu Ceramic Museum)

References
Distribution map and table of early modern ceramic production centers in Kumamoto
Bibliography of ceramics from Kumamoto, focusing on early modern and modern works
List of pieces
English Summary

China as the Inspiration for Japanese Porcelain
有田焼創業400年記念イヤーイベントin九州陶磁文化館
特別企画展 日本磁器の源流

This catalog has been discontinued.

Publication date: December 9, 2016
Language:Japanese (English texts are contained)
Print length: 225 pages
Price: 2,000 yen

◆Greetings
On the Formation of the Tominaga Collection
Table of Contents
Explanatory Notes
Reference Map
◆Main Essay◆
The origins and development of underglaze cobalt blue decorated porcelain in China and its connection to Arita porcelain
by Ohashi Koji
An examination of high-end imported Chinese underglaze cobalt blue decorated porcelain in Japan through excavated and heirloom examples from the second half of the 15th through 19th centuries
by Tominaga Shigeyuki
The Development of Kraak-style Hizen porcelain, from its conception to the resumtion of porcelain exports from China
by Yamamoto Ayako

◆Main Reference◆
Chapter 1- The start of underglaze cobalt blue porcelain production
Chapter 2- Jingdezhen-fired porcelain coveted by Sengoku Daimyo
Chapter 3- Chinese porcelain during the Azuchi-Momoyama period (1568-1615)
Chapter 4- Chinese porcelain at the end of the Ming era that became models for early Japanese porcelain
Column 1 Underglaze cobalt blue dish in Kraak style with a motif of treasures
Column 2 Underglaze cobalt blue bowl with a design of the 'Ode to the Red Cliff'
Column 3 Underglaze cobalt blue bowl with jumping carp and wave pattern
Column 4 Underglaze cobalt blue bowl with immortal and crane design
Column 5 Chinese porcelain excavated from the Yanbete kiln site
Chapter 5- Chinese porcelain in competing with Arita porcelain
Column 6 Tantalus cup
Chapter 6 Chinese porcelain from the later Qing period and Chinese porcelain imitations
List of objects in the Tominaga collection
List of objects not in the Tominaga collection
Acknowledgments

The Birth of Porcelain in Japan
有田焼創業400年記念イヤーイベントin九州陶磁文化館
特別企画展「日本磁器誕生」

This catalogue has been discontinued.


This catalogue was published to commemorate the 400 year anniversary of Arita ware in 2016.

Diverse types of Arita ware from its early days to now are introduced in chronological order. In addition, ceramics from throughout Japan are introduced by region.

Publication date: October 7, 2016
Language: Japanese (Summary and captions are written in English)
Print length: 163 pages
Price: 1,800 yen

[Contents]

◆Greetings
Acknowledgement
Table of Contents
Explanatory Notes
The Birth of Porcelain in Japan (Summary)
Reference Map
◆Part 1: The creation of Japanese porcelain and the development of polychrome overglaze enamel decoration
Chapter 1: The Birth of the Porcelain
Chapter 2: Technique Innovation and Achievement of Overglaze Enamel Technique
◆Part 2: The development and heritage of Hizen porcelain
Chapter 1: Domestic and Foreign Market Development and Completion of the Styles
Chapter 2: The Pinnacle of Japanese Porcelain
Chapter 3: Energetic Modernization and Contemporary Succession  
◆Part 3: The emergence and diversity of regional porcelain production in Japan
Exhibits list
The Birth of Porcelain in Japan (English Summary)

 

400th Anniversary of the Birth of Arita Porcelain:
The Compelling Beauty of Arita Ceramics in the Age of the Great International Expositions
特別企画展 有田焼創業400年事業特別企画展「明治有田超絶の美-万国博覧会の時代ー」

図録 
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 I 万国博覧会と有田 
 II 「香蘭社」の分離と「精磁会社」の誕生
 
III 華やかな明治有田のデザイン
 
IV 近代有田の発展
 
◆MAP 磁器400年の町 【有田の町を訪ねる】
 
◆年表 【幕末~明治】有田の歩み
 
◆コラム

 平成27年9月10日発行 総頁数:207頁
 価格:2,592円(税込) 発行 世界文化社

 ※九州陶磁文化館「有田焼創業400年事業 特別企画展 明治有田超絶の美 -万国博覧会の時代‐」
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 平成27年9月15日発行 総数 94頁
 価格:648円(税込) 発行 西日本新聞社
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White Gold from Saga - Arita, Imari, Takeo and Ureshino
特別企画展 白き黄金 -有田・伊万里・武雄・嬉野の磁器の美と技-

This catalog has been discontinued.

Publication date: October 4, 2014
Language: Japanese (Summary and captions are written in English)
Print length: 164 pages
Price: 1,800 yen

[Contents]
◆Prologue

 ・The Birth of the Porcelain Industry and its Development - Porcelain Stone / Product Area / People
 ・ Present-day of Product Area: Arita, Imari, Takeo, and Ureshino
◆Chapter 1: Arita / Various Techniques and Designs
◆Chapter 2: Imari / Nabeshima Official Kiln and Elegance of Okawachi 
◆Chapter 3: Takeo / Superior Kilns in Early Period, Dutch Studies and Spirit of Modernization  
◆Chapter 4: Ureshino / Novel and Graceful Designs
◆Essays
 ・White Gold from Saga: The History and the Features of Porcelain Industry of Saga Prefecture
 ・White Gold from Arita: Products of Aesthetic Sence and Skill
 ・White Gold from Imari: Pride in Traditional Craftsmanship: Nabeshima Official Kiln and Elegance of Okawachi
 ・White Gold from Takeo: Interruption, Revival and New Creativity
 ・White Gold from Ureshino: Novel and Grace Designs

古武雄

Modernism in the Edo period KODAKEO -Fascinating pottery of Kyushu-
特別展 江戸のモダニズム 古武雄 -まぼろしの九州のやきもの-

This catalog has been discontinued.

◆総論
 ・肥前陶器における古武雄の位置づけ
 ・古武雄 日々の暮らしの焼き物の魅力と楽しさ
◆各論
・古武雄を生産した窯跡について
・古武雄に施される多彩な文様技法について
◆第一章 鉄絵緑彩 緑と褐色の絵付け文様
◆第二章 象嵌 埋め込まれた白土の文様
◆第三章 刷毛目・打ち刷毛目・白泥 刷毛を用いた白土の文様
◆第四章 単色釉・彩と緑褐釉・彩 緑や褐色の釉がおりなす文様
◆展開写真

平成25年3月19日発行 総頁数:104頁(編集・発行:九州国立博物館)
価格:1,500円

将軍家献上の鍋島・平戸・唐津

Ceramics for the Shogunate
Nabeshima, Hirado and Karatsu Wares - Exquisite Ceramics -
特別企画展 将軍家献上の鍋島・平戸・唐津~精巧なるやきもの~

This catalogue thoroughly introduces sophisticated beauty and exceptional techniques of Nabeshima ware, Hirado ware and Karatsu ware which enchanted the Tokugawa shogunate, a powerful lord at the time. The Hirado ware section features many never-before-shown works that were not well-known. The Nabeshima ware section introduces masterpieces from museums throughout Japan along with essays that reflect the latest archaeological research from the Edo Castle site and the Nabeshima domain's warehouse in Osaka.

Publication date: October 6, 2012
Language: Japanese (English texts are contained)
Print length: 242 pages
Price: 2,000 yen

[Contents]

Chapter 1: Nabeshima Ware, Ceramics Presented by Saga Domain
Section 1: Ceramics for the Shogun, from Jigdezhen to Nabeshima Wares
Section 2: Early Nabeshima Ware from Okawachi, an Initial Period of Trial and Error
Section 3: The Peak Period of Nabeshima Ware, the Pinnacle of Design and Technique
Section 4: Nabeshima Ware from the Middle Period, Sumptuary Laws and a Period of Stagnation
Section 5: Late Nabeshima Ware, the Twilight Period which Witnessed the Weakening of Bakufu
Chapter 2: Hirado Ware, the Hirado Domain's Presentation Porcelain
Section 1: Early Hirado Ware
Section 2: Hirado Ware in Its Mature Period
Section 3: Later Hirado Ware
Chapter 3: Karatsu Ware, Teabowls for Presentation by Karatsu Domain

Exquisite Ceramics, Nabeshima, Hirado and Karatsu Presentation Wares for the Shogun and His Family (essay) by Ohashi Koji
On Nabeshima Presentation Wares and Gifts as Seen through the Archaeological Record (essay) by Yamamoto Ayako
Chronology by Tokunaga Sadatsugu
The Production Areas of Ceramics Made for Presentation to the Shogun by Yamamoto Ayako
Changes in Design Patterns on the Base of Nabeshima Wares by Yamamoto Ayako
Bibliography by Uji Akira
List of Exhibits
Nabeshima, Hirado and Karatsu Presentation Wares for the Shogun and His Family an English Summary by Ohashi Koji
Acknowledgements

珠玉の九州陶磁展図録表紙

The Mesmerising World of Kyushu Ceramics
珠玉の九州陶磁展

This catalog has been discontinued.

開館30周年という節目の年にあたり、江戸時代に飛躍的な発展を遂げた唐津、上野・高取、小代・八代、薩摩、壺屋などの九州の陶器と、日本初の磁器として世界に輸出された伊万里をはじめ、鍋島、平戸の磁器などを展示いたします。多彩な九州の陶磁器の源流と展開を伝える展覧会の陶磁器を掲載。

※図版(202件・251点)
 第一章 九州陶器の誕生 -朝鮮陶技の導入と茶陶への熱望
 第二章 九州諸窯の展開 -藩の保護と陶器窯の生産
 第三章 肥前磁器の誕生-技術革新と海外輸出
 第四章 将軍家献上の鍋島-始まりと展開
 第五章 九州磁器窯の拡大-磁器需要の高まり

※論考
 やきもの王国九州の魅力 (大橋康二)
 九州陶磁の意匠的な影響関係について (鈴田由紀夫)
 九州陶器の技術的な特色とその比較-装飾技法を中心に- (家田淳一)
 九州における磁器生産の伝播の状況 (宇治 章)

総頁数:243頁 平成22年10月発行 2,000円

2009 新撰名品図録

THE KYUSHU CERAMIC MUSEUM NEW COLLECTION 2009
2009 新撰名品図録

This catalogue primarily features newly acquired items which are not appeared in the previous catalogue of 'The Kyushu Ceramic Museum Collection' that was published in 1996.
The catalogue introduces ceramics from the Kyushu region and its associated ceramics from overseas.

Publication date: October 25, 2009
Language: Japanese
Print length: 128 pages
Price: 1,500 yen

[Contents]

1. Ceramics from Saga 2. Ceramics from Nagasaki 3. Ceramics from Fukuoka 4. Ceramics from Kumamoto 5. Ceramics from Oita 6. Ceramics from Kagoshima 7. Ceramics from Okinawa 8. Ceramics from Abroad

○ Development of Kyushu Ceramics
○ Distribution Map of Old Kiln Sites in Saga Prefecture
○ Distribution Map of Major Old Kiln Sites in Kyushu
○ Description of Objects

名品図録

THE KYUSHU CERAMIC MUSEUM COLLECTION
名品図録

This catalogue features represented masterpieces in the Kyushu Ceramic Museum's collection as of March, 1996 when the catalogue was published. It also contains ceramics from China and Europe with connections to ceramics in Arita and the Kyushu area. 183 pieces of ceramics are introduced. (The Shibata Collection is not included in this catalogue)

Publication date: March, 1996
Language: Japanese (English texts included)
Print length: 184 pages
Price: 2,600 yen

[Contents]

◆Plates:183 objects
◆Descriptions:
 ○Kyushu Ceramics
 ○Distribution Map of Major Kiln Sites during the Edo Period

欧州貴族を魅了した 古伊万里 -蒲原コレクション-

Ko-Imari that Captivated European Aristocracy: Kanbara Collection
欧州貴族を魅了した 古伊万里 -蒲原コレクション-

The Kanbara Collection is a gift given to Arita Town in 1978 by the late Kanbara Hakaru. In 1974, he visited various parts of Europe to acquire exported Ko-Imari (Old-Imari ware) and created this collection at his own expense. It is a collection that conveys the mesmerizing beauty of Hizen porcelain that captivated the aristocratic classes of Europe.

Publication date: January, 2008
Published by: Arita Town Board of Education
Language: Japanese
Print length: Color 110 pages
Price: 1,500 yen

[Contents]

◆Plates: 101 sets
◆Description
 ○Ko-Imari and Kanbara Hakaru
 ○Export of Arita Porcelain to Europe

青木龍山回顧展

Retrospective Exhibition of Aoki Ryuzan
青木龍山回顧展

Aoki Ryuzan is a ceramic artist who was a member of the Japan Art Academy and a recipient of the Order of Cultural Merit. The catalogue introduces his masterpieces, which represents his over 50 years of creative activities that are praised as the pinnacle of Japanese ceramics. Starting with his representative work, Hō, which was awarded the grand prize at the Nitten Exhibition, the catalogue spans his early work, such as his award-winning submission at his first Nitten Exhibition to later work in 2007.

Publication date: June, 2009
Language: Japanese
Print length: 120 pages

Price: 1,500 yen

◆Plates: 105 sets and 113 objects
1.Tradition 2.Encounter with Tenmoku 3. Journey to Aoki Tenmoku 4. Endless Challenge  5.Ornamental plate, tea-things, and ceramic Tile

◆Article
 ○Father Aoki Ryuzan
 ○Works of Ryuzan - characteristics and evolution -

土の美  古唐津 -肥前陶器のすべて-

Ko-garatsu the Wonder of Clay
土の美 古唐津 -肥前陶器のすべて-

This catalog has been discontinued.

近世の古窯跡や消費地遺跡における研究の成果をふまえ、新たな見方で唐津焼の変遷と魅力を紹介

◆図版(241件・292点)(他に古窯跡出土陶片257点)
1.唐津焼の誕生 2.唐津焼の飛躍と普及 3.唐津焼のその後の展開 4.多様な唐津焼

◆論考
 土の美 古唐津 -肥前陶器のすべて-
 ○武雄系陶器について
 ○茶会記にみる唐津焼
 ○唐津焼およびその種類名称の認識と変遷

◇A4版 262頁 平成20年9月発行 2,500円

旧高取邸を飾ったやきもの -炭鉱王のもてなしの器-

Ceramics Adorned at the Former Takatori Residence: Coal Magnate's Feast Tableware
旧高取邸を飾ったやきもの -炭鉱王のもてなしの器-

This catalogue introduces ceramic collections donated to the museum by the Takatori Family, a founder of the Kishima Coal Mine in 1987. The ceramics, consisting of a total of 1,727 items in 540 sets, were used to serve guests while entertaining at the former house of the Takatori family. 233 masterpieces are showcased with detailed descriptions.

Publication date: September, 2007
Language: Japanese
Print length: 120 pages
Price: 1,500 yen

◆Plates: 233 sets
1. Ceramics from Karatsu (Hizen Stoneware) 2. Porcelain from Arita 3. Nabeshima and Okawachiyama 4. Porcelain from Nagasaki 5. Ceramics from Fukuoka (Agano Ware and Takatori Ware) and Ceramics from Kumamoto, Kagoshima, and Okinawa 6. Ceramics from the Kansai Region and Others (Bizen Ware, Kyo Ware, Kutani Ware and etc.)7. Ceramics from China, Korea, and Europe

◆Column
 ○Our Story: What Can Ceramics Tell Me
 ○Ceramics Donated by the Takatory Family

将軍家への献上 鍋島 -日本磁器の最高峰-

NABESHIMA -Porcelain for the Shogunate-
将軍家への献上 鍋島 -日本磁器の最高峰-

This catalog has been discontinued.

鍋島焼の陶工および鍋島藩の動きによる鍋島焼の変遷という視点から、各時代に日本で最高峰の磁器を作り出した鍋島焼の全貌を紹介

◆図版(234件)
1.草創期(有田時代の鍋島) 2.成長期(大川内初期鍋島) 3.隆盛期(大川内盛期鍋島) 4.成熟期(大川内中期鍋島) 5.衰退期(大川内後期鍋島)

◆論稿
 ○将軍家献上「鍋島」
 ○鍋島の技法と意匠
 ○鍋島焼の出土状況

◇変型A4版 280頁平成18年9月発行 2,800円

白雨コレクション100選

100 Selected Ceramics from the Hakuu Collection
白雨コレクション100選

This collection was accumulated by the late Kamohara Shin'ichiro (pen name 'Hakuu') who was born and raised in Saga Prefecture. The collection is made up of 444 sets and 925 objects centered around Hizen ware collected in Saga Prefecture. It covers tea gathering ware and ceramics from Kyushu, Japan, and East Asia. 107 sets are introduced with the descriptions.

Publication date: October, 2003
Language: Japanese
Print length: 56 pages
Price: 1,000 yen

[Contents]
◆Plates and Description: 107 sets
1. The World of Hizen Ware and Nabeshima Ware 2. The World of Arita Ware from the Hizen Region 3. The World of Karatsu Ware from the Hizen Region 4. Porcelain from Nagasaki and Hizen-related Porcelain 5. Stoneware from Fukuoka (Agano Ware and Takatori Ware) 6. Stoneware from Kumamoto, Kagoshima, and Okinawa 7. Stoneware from the Chugoku and Shikoku Regions 8. Ceramics from the Kansai Region 9. Ceramics from Seto and Mino 10. The World of Chinese Ceramics

有田の名宝

Ceramic Treasures of Arita
有田の名宝

This catalogue was published in commemoration of the 5 year anniversary of the World Ceramic Exposition and the foundation of the Arita Museum Association. It features ceramic masterpieces and reference articles from the Hizen area which are housed at 15 museums in Arita. It also includes general information on each museum.

Publication date: July, 2001
Language: Japanese (English texts included)
Print length: 188 pages
Price: 2,500 yen

◆264 works
Part 1 Museums in Arita
1. Kyushu Ceramic Museum
 2. Arita History and Folklore Museum
 3. Arita Ceramic Museum
 4. Imaemon Museum of Old Ceramics
 5. Iwao Taizan Kiln Showroom
 6. Kakiemon Museum of Old Ceramics
 7. Gen-emon Museum of Ko-Imari Porcelain
 8. Koransha Museum of Old Ceramics
 9. Shobido Head Office Museum of Old Ceramics
 10. Art Gallery Shobido
 11. Fukagawa Seiji Porcelain Company Main Store
 12. China on the Park Chujikan
 13. Arita Porcelain Park
 14. Shingama Kiln Blue and White Yakimon Square
 15. Kajiken Seijisha Kata No Bijutsukan

Part 2 400 hundred years of Arita ware
◆Article
 ○ History of Arita Sarayama

古伊万里の道

The Voyage of Old-Imari Porcelains
古伊万里の道

This catalogue was published to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Kyushu Ceramic Museum, and to celebrate 400 years of relationship between the Netherlands and Japan.
It introduces Hizen ceramics and its history that was exported via the Dutch East India Company during the Golden Age of export in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Publication date: October, 2000
Language: Japanese and English
Print length: 270 pages
Price: 3,000 yen

◆Plates(313 sets)
◆Essays
 ○Regarding the Current Exhibition - Hizen Wares Abroad, Part2: The Dutch Story -
 ○Japanese Porcelain for The Netherlands: The records of the Dutch East India Company
 ○Chronology of Shipments of Japanese Porcelain Exported to The Netherlands by The Dutch East India Company
 ○Japanese Porcelain Finds in Amsterdam
 ○Export Porcelain Excavated in Arita
 ○Chronological Table of the Export of Old-Imari Porcelain

柿右衛門 -その様式の全容-

KAKIEMON -The Whole Aspect of the Kakiemon Style-
柿右衛門 -その様式の全容-

This catalog has been discontinued.

日本磁器の代表の一つである柿右衛門様式の典型作及び関連作品を紹介

◆図版(267件)
1.柿右衛門様式の作品 2.柿右衛門様式の国内出土陶片 3.歴代の柿右衛門作品を推測する 4.酒井田家の土型及び推測される作品

◆論稿
 ○展覧会について -概説-
 ○柿右衛門研究史 -柿右衛門作品観の変遷-
 ○柿右衛門様式の技術的特徴について
 ○酒井田柿右衛門家所蔵の土型について

◇四六版 180頁 平成11年10月発行 2,500円

沖縄のやきもの -南海からの香り-

Ceramics of Okinawa - Scent from the Southern Sea -
沖縄のやきもの -南海からの香り-

The catalogue introduces inimitable ceramics in Okinawa nurtured by its unique culture and history.

◆329 works
1. Kina・Chibana wares 2. Wakuta ware 3. Tsuboya ware 4. Kogachi ware 
5. Miyakoshiki  6. Yaeyama ware 7. Panari ware

◆Articles
 ○ Ceramics in Okinawa - Outline -
 ○ Ceramics in Okinawa - Chronology -
 ○ Panari ware Research

202 pages
Published: September, 1998
Price: 2,500yen

文明とやきもの展

Ceramics and Civilization
文明とやきもの展

This catalogue was published in conjunction with an exhibition, Civilization and Ceramics, held in 1996. A total of 250 ceramics are introduced in the catalogue, covering a wide variety of global ceramics from 19 museums in 6 countries and 16 museums in Japan, produced from antiquity to the modern day. The catalogue is divided into 6 parts and analyzed in terms of history of civilization.

Publication date: July, 1996
Language: Japanese (English texts included)
Print length: 221 pages
Price: 3,000 yen

◆Plates of Objects
1. The Beginnings of Civilization and Ceramics 2. The Aesthetics of East Asian Ceramics 3. The World of Islam and Europe 4. Ceramics and East-West Currents 5. North and South American Ceramics 6. Beginning of the Modern Period

トプカプ宮殿の名品 -スルタンの愛した陶磁器-

Treasures from Topkapi Palace -the Ceramics the Sultans loved-
トプカプ宮殿の名品 -スルタンの愛した陶磁器-

Featuring artwork's of Chinese and Japanese ceramics among the treasures of the Ottoman Empire owned by The Topkapi Palace in Turkey.

◆107 works
1. Chinese ceramics 2. Japanese ceramics

◆Articles
 ○Topkapi Palace, and Chinese and Japanese porcelains
 ○Decline of the Ottoman Empire and Oriental porcelains
 ○Tea, Coffee, Tobacco, and Old Imari

208 pages
Published: September, 1995
Price: 2,300yen

The Shibata Collection Catalogues

柴田コレクション展(1) -初期伊万里から柿右衛門へ-

SHIBATA COLLECTION Part1
-From Early Imari to Kakiemon Style-

Publication date: September, 1990
Language: Japanese
Print length: Color 256
pages
Size: 188mm×130mm

Price: 2,500 yen

Part.1 features Kakiemon style porcelain decorated in underglaze blue, such as the five sun dishes (approximately 15cm in diameter), rectangular dishes, deep dishes and irregular-shaped dishes.

◆Pictures(471 sets, 1,297 objects)
◆Essays
 ○Changes of Porcelains Produced by Popular Kilns in Arita - From 1648 to 1735 -
 ○Changes of Hizen Porcelains -in technique and shape-

柴田コレクション展(2) -七寸皿で知る有田の歴史-

SHIBATA COLLECTION Part2
-The History of Arita in Terms of the Seven Sun Dishes-

Publication date: September, 1991
Language: Japanese (English texts are contained)

Print length: Color 450
pages
Size: 188mm×130mm

Price: 3,500 yen

Part.2 focuses on the changes in style of the seven sun dishes (approximately 21cm in diameter), and introduces a wide variety of Arita porcelain including jars, bowls incense burners and small dishes that were produced from the 17th century to the 18th century.

◆Pictures(819 sets, 1,471 objects)
◆Essays
 ○Arita Porcelains in the Mid 17th Century
 ○Changes of Hizen Porcelains - in designs -

柴田コレクション展(3) -茶道具と初期色絵-

SHIBATA COLLECTION Part3
-Tea Ceremony Wares and Early Overglazed Enamel Porcelain-

Publication date: May, 1993
Language: Japanese (English texts are contained)

Print length: Color 192
pages
Size: 188mm×130mm

Price: 2,000 yen

Part.3 introduces Arita porcelain from the 17th century to the 18th century focusing on tea ceremony wares in the 17th century, and early overglazed enamel porcelain; previously called Ko-kutani ware.

◆Pictures(323 sets, 627 objects)
◆Essays
 ○Arita Porcelains for Tea Ceremony before Mid 18th Century
 ○Concerning Arita Porcelains of Shibatas Collection Part.3

柴田コレクション展(4) -古伊万里様式の成立と展開-

SHIBATA COLLECTION Part4
-The Establishment and Transformation of the Ko-Imari Style-

Publication date: October, 1995
Language: Japanese (English texts are contained)

Print length: Color 312
pages
Size: 188mm×130mm

Price: 2,500 yen

Part.4 features Arita porcelain from the late 17th century to the Bakumatsu period. It contains a large number of tableware, and introduces a total of 508 sets exhibited at the Special exhibition that was held as a preliminary event for the "World Ceramics Exposition in Saga '96".

◆Pictures(508 sets, 1,514 objects)
◆Essays
 ○Arita Porcelain from the Late 17th through the Middle 19th Centuries - The Establishment and Transformation of the Ko-Imari Style -
 ○Marks and Designs in the Central Medallion from the Late 17th through the Middle 19th Centuries

柴田コレクション(5) -延宝様式の成立と展開-

SHIBATA COLLECTION Part5 -The Creation and Development of the Enpo Style-

Publication date: September, 1997
Language: Japanese (English texts are contained)

Print length: Color 292
pages
Size: 188mm×130mm

Price: 2,500 yen

Part.5 reveals the creation and development of the Enpo style centered around the Kakiemon style, and the transitions in overglazed enamel porcelain.

◆Pictures(384 sets, 1,007 objects)
◆Essays
 ○The Creation and Development of the Enpo Style (Kakiemon Style)
 ○Currents in the Exported Hizen Porcelain (Jugs and Jars)

柴田コレクション(6) -江戸の技術と装飾技法-

SHIBATA COLLECTION Part6 -Techniques and Decorative Methods Used in the Edo Period-

Publication date: July, 1998
Language: Japanese (English texts are contained)

Print length: Color 312
pages
Size: 188mm×130mm

Price: 3,000 yen

Part.6 is divided into seven sections in order of production of the techniques employed in the making process, and introduces each characteristic, such as forming, underglaze decoration, glazes, kiln furniture, overglaze painting, design and composition.

◆Pictures(424 sets, 879 objects)
1. Forming Methods 2. Underglaze Decoration 3. Glazes and Kiln Furniture 4. Overglaze Painting 5. Various Patterns on Similar Shapes 6. Composition Techniques 7. Decoration with Different Materials

◆Essays
 ○Arita Porcelain Techniques: An Overview of Changing Techniques Utilized on Arita Porcelain
 ○Chart of Changing Techniques Used in Arita Porcelain during the Edo Period

柴田コレクション(7) -17世紀、有田磁器の真髄-

SHIBATA COLLECTION Part7
-Arita Porcelains Produced in the 17th Century: The Essence of Arita Porcelain-

Publication date: October, 2001
Language: Japanese (English texts are contained)

Print length: Color 336
pages
Size: 188mm×130mm

Price: 3,000 yen

Part.7 features the historical changes and its characteristics of Arita porcelain from the 1610s in the early Edo period to the 1700s around the Genroku period as a theme.

◆Pictures(574 sets, 1,189 objects)
1. The Beginning of Arita Porcelain 2. The Reorganization of Sarayama and the Full-scale Production of Porcelain 3. Remarkable Technological Innovations - The Beginning of Overglaze Polychrome Enamels - 4. The Start of the Export Period 5. Accomplished Techniques and Beauty 6. The Shedding of Chinese-style Porcelain and Prospering Japanese Designs

◆Essays
 ○Early Arita Porcelain -The Alpha and Omega of Korean Production Techniques for Arita Porcelain-
 ○The Fascination of the Shibata Collection and the Essence of Arita Porcelain

柴田コレクション(8) -華麗なる古伊万里の世界-

SHIBATA COLLECTION Part8
-The Splender of Ko-Imari-

This catalog has been discontinued.

Publication date: October, 2002
Language: Japanese (English texts are contained)

Print length: Color 336
pages
Size: 188mm×130mm

Price: 3,000 yen


Part. 8 introduces the world of the magnificent Ko-Imari from the early Edo period to the Bakumatsu period to commemorate the final memorial exhibition of their donations.

◆Pictures(582 sets, 1,594 objects)
1. From the birth of the Ko-Imari style to its maturity 2. Emergence of new decorative techniques for wide distribution 3. Mature of Ko-Imari style 4. Decline of export production and the development of the domestic market 5. Diversity of Ko-Imari ware for the domestic market 6. Growing influence of China 7. High quality porcelain in the period of mass production 8. Competition with other porcelain producing areas 9. Additional works 10. Reference Collection: Chinese ceramics

◆Essays
 ○The Shibata Collection and Arita Porcelain Characteristics in Edo Period
 ○The Transformation of Arita porcelain from the Early Eighteenth Century to the End of Edo Period: An Examination of Compositional Techniques
 ○The transformation of Hizen Porcelain through Vessel Form
 ○Porcelain Shapes in the Shibata Collection

Complete Catalogue of SHIBATA COLLECTION (Enlarged and Revised Edition)
*Written in only Japanese

The Shibata Collection consists of 10,311 items in 4,332 sets of Hizen porcelain centering on Arita ware. This catalogue encompasses all of the collections including additionally donated items after the first edition had been published, and also the ceramics from other regions for reference.

The entire collection has been reorganized in chronological order that allows you to look over the whole collection and easily access for any research. Also, it contains the verification table of the series of the Shibata Collection catalogues, and an index of major decoration patterns.

Publication date: March, 2019
Language: Japanese
Print length: Color 581 pages
Price: 3,500 yen

All 4,352 objects with photo on the back side
Pattern index item list
Pattern index
Special shaped vessels index
Comparison table with exhibition catalogue number

古伊万里の見方シリーズ1【種類】

Guidebook of Ko-imari 1 -Types-
古伊万里の見方シリーズ1【種類】

Series 1 is edited from the perspective of 'Types'.
The contents include explanations of white porcelain, iron glaze, cobalt blue glaze, celadon, underglaze cobalt blue, underglaze iron brown, copper red, white painting, overglaze polychrome enamels, etc.

Publication date: December, 2004
Language: Japanese
Print length: 40 pages
Price: 800 yen

古伊万里の見方シリーズ2【成形】

Guidebook of Ko-imari 2 -Forming-
古伊万里の見方シリーズ2【成形】

Series 2 is edited from the perspective of 'Forming'.
The contents include explanations of potter's wheel forming, stamping forming, thread trimming forming, embossed forming, board forming, spatula shaving, and hand shaping.

Publication date: September, 2005
Language: Japanese
Print length: 40 pages
Price: 800 yen

古伊万里の見方シリーズ3【装飾】

Guidebook of Ko-imari 3 -Decoration-
古伊万里の見方シリーズ3【装飾】

Series 3 is edited from the perspective of 'Decoration'.
The contents include explanations of underglaze cobalt blue, underglaze iron brown, copper red, line engraving, spatula carving, openwork, stamped carving, planer carving, white clay drawing method (white slip), relief decoration, and overglaze polychrome enamels.

Publication date: December, 2006
Language: Japanese
Print length: 40 pages
Price: 800 yen

古伊万里の見方シリーズ4【窯詰め】

Guidebook of Ko-imari 4 -Loading into the Kiln-
古伊万里の見方シリーズ4【窯詰め】

Series 4 'Loading into the Kiln' explains various kiln loading methods for main firing and loading method for overglazed polychrome enameled objects.

Publication date: September, 2007
Language: Japanese
Print length: 40 pages
Price: 800 yen

古伊万里の見方シリーズ5【形と用途】

Guidebook of Ko-imari 5 -Forms & Usages-
古伊万里の見方シリーズ5【形と用途】

Series 5 is edited from the perspective of 'Forms & Usages'.
The contents are an easy-to-understand explanation of the forms and usages of Hizen porcelain by era.

Publication date: October, 2008
Language: Japanese
Print length: 40 pages
Price: 800 yen

近現代肥前陶磁銘款集

Modern and Contemporary Marks of Hizen Ceramics
現代肥前陶磁銘款集

This catalogue has been discontinued.

本書は佐賀・長崎県の窯で用いられた銘款(マーク)のうち、幕末以降、現代までの534窯元を表した銘款約1,500点を収録し、写真入りでわかりやすく紹介した銘款事典

◆論考
 ○肥前有田にみる銘款の変遷

◇A4版 246頁 平成18年6月発行 2000円

土と炎(日本語版・英語版) 【固定展示室ガイドブック】

Earth and Fire (English) The Permanent Exhibition Guidebook
土と炎(英語版)

Introducing the history of pottery, centered on Kyushu ceramics. This book summarizes the contents of the former 4th exhibition room.

32 pages
Publication date: May, 2004
Language: English
Price: 1,000yen

研究紀要 第3号

Bulletin of Kyushu Ceramic Museum No.3
研究紀要 第3号 Research Bulletin Part 3

Two essays on the Hizen porcelain that has a special meaning other than being presented to the Shogunate.
- for the Imperial Household and vases for Umeboshi; pickled plum -
by Ohashi Koji

On the Features of Oriental porcelain collections in Germany from 17th and 18th centuries.
by Fujihara Tomoko

98 pages
Publication date: September, 2004
Price: 1,000yen