Tamba ware, also spelled Tanba, and also known as Tamba-Tachikui ware (丹波立杭焼, Tamba-Tachikui-yaki) is a type of Japanese pottery produced in Sasayama and Tachikui in Hyōgo Prefecture.
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History
editIt is considered one of the Six Ancient Kilns of Japan.
External links
editMedia related to Tamba ware at Wikimedia Commons
- "TAMBA Menu - EY Net Japanese Pottery Primer". e-yakimono.net. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
- "Japanese Ceramics from Medieval Kilns | 京都国立博物館 | Kyoto National Museum". kyohaku.go.jp. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
- "Tamba-Ware Jar | The Art Institute of Chicago". artic.edu. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
- "Tamba ware mizusashi (water jar) - The British Museum". culturalinstitute.britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 2016-06-29.