Editing Celadon (section)

=== Japanese celadons ===
[[File:Japanese_Kyoyaki_Celadon_1800s.jpg|thumb|[[Kyō ware]] vase, 19th century]]
The Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese characters for greenware is {{nihongo|''seiji''|青磁|}}. It was introduced during the Song dynasty (960–1270) from China and via Korea. Even though Japan has arguably the most diverse styles of ceramic art in the modern era, greenware was mostly avoided by potters because of the high loss rate of up to 80%.<ref name="e-yakimono1">{{cite web|url=http://www.e-yakimono.net/guide/html/celadon.html |title=CELADON Menu – EY Net Japanese Pottery Primer |website=E-yakimono.net |access-date=2017-03-17}}</ref> [[Kaolinite]], the [[ceramic]] material usually used for the production of porcelain, also does not exist in large quantities like in China. One of the sources for kaolin in Japan is from [[Amakusa]] in Kyushu. Nevertheless, a number of artists emerged whose works received critical acclaim in regards to the quality and color of the glazes achieved, as well as later on in the innovation of modern design.

Three pieces originally from China have been registered by the government as [[National Treasure (Japan)|national treasures]]. They are two flower vases from the Longquan kiln dating to the southern Song dynasty in the 13th century, and a flower vase with iron brown spots also from Longquan kiln dating to the Yuan dynasty in the 13–14th century.

Production in the style of Longquan was centered around [[Arita, Saga]] and in the [[Saga Domain]] under the lords of the [[Nabeshima clan]].<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |url=http://exhibition.ceramics.ntpc.gov.tw/celadon/en/b_products_02-3.html |title=Ambient Green Flow _ 青韻流動 |website=Exhibition.ceramics.ntpc.gov.tw |access-date=2017-03-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707123526/http://exhibition.ceramics.ntpc.gov.tw/celadon/en/b_products_02-3.html |archive-date=2015-07-07 }}</ref>
Greenware is also closed entwined with {{nihongo|''[[hakuji]]''|白磁|}} white porcelain. The glaze with a mixed subtle color gradations of icy, bluish white is called ''seihakuji'' (青白磁) porcelain.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.e-yakimono.net/guide/html/porcelain.html |title=PORCELAIN Menu – EY Net Japanese Pottery Primer |website=E-yakimono.net |access-date=2017-03-17}}</ref> In Chinese this type of glaze is known as [[Qingbai ware]].<ref name="cornell1">{{cite web|url=http://museum.cornell.edu/collections/asian-pacific/japan/pure-pure-seihakuji-bowl |title="Pure-pure" Seihakuji bowl &#124; Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art |website=Museum.cornell.edu |access-date=2016-09-17}}</ref> Qingbai's history goes back to the Song dynasty. It is biscuit-fired and painted with a glaze containing small amounts of iron. This turns a bluish color when fired again. Japanese artists and clients tend to favor the ''seihakuji'' bluish white glaze over the completely green glaze.<ref name="autogenerated1"/>

Pieces that are produced are normally tea or rice bowls, ''[[sake]]'' cups, vases, and plates, and ''mizusashi'' water jars for tea ceremony, censers and boxes. Some post-modern ceramic artists have however expanded into the area of sculpture and abstract art as well.

Artists from the early Showa era are Itaya Hazan (1872–1963), Tomimoto Kenkichi (1886–1963), Kato Hajme (1900–1968), {{nihongo|Tsukamoto Kaiji|塚本快示}} (1912–1990), and Okabe Mineo (1919–1990), who specialized in [[Guan ware]] with its crackled glaze. Tsukamoto Kaiji was nominated a [[List of Living National Treasures of Japan (crafts)|Living National Treasure]] in 1983 for his works in ''seihakuji''. Artists from the mid- to late Showa era were Shimizu Uichi (1926–?), who also specialized in crackled glaze, Suzuki Osamu (1926–2001), Miura Koheiji (1933–?),<ref name="e-yakimono1"/> Suzuki Sansei (b. 1936), [[Fukami Sueharu]] (b. 1947), and Takenaka Ko (b. 1941). During the Heisei era artists are Masamichi Yoshikawa (b. 1946),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mirviss.com/artists/yoshikawa-masamichi |title=Yoshikawa Masamichi – Artists – Joan B Mirviss LTD &#124; Japanese Fine Art |website=Mirviss.com |access-date=2017-03-17}}</ref> Kawase Shinobu (b. 1950),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.e-yakimono.net/html/kawase-shinobu.html |title=Kawase Shinobu, Japanese Celadon Artist |website=E-yakimono.net |date=2000-04-19 |access-date=2017-03-17}}</ref> Minegishi Seiko (b. 1952),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.e-yakimono.net/html/s-minegishi.html |title=Minegishi Seiko, Celadon Artist from Japan |website=E-yakimono.net |access-date=2017-03-17}}</ref> Kubota Atsuko (b. 1953), Yagi Akira (b. 1955) and {{nihongo|Kato Tsubusa|加藤委}} (b. 1962).

Artists such as Fukami Sueharu, Masamichi Yoshikawa, and Kato Tsubusa also produce abstract pieces, and their works are part of a number of national and international museum collections.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search#!/search?artist=Fukami%20Sueharu$Fukami%20Sueharu |title=Collection &#124; The Metropolitan Museum of Art |website=Metmuseum.org |access-date=2017-03-17}}</ref> Kato Tsubusa works with kaolin from New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.e-yakimono.net/html/kato-tsubusa.html |title=Kato Tsubusa – White Porcelain Artist |website=E-yakimono.net |access-date=2017-03-17}}</ref>