Azuma porcelain 東焼

In 1895, Nagoya’s Matsumura Hachijiro ‘s pottery was the first in Japan to imitate the pure white hard porcelain of France. He mainly produced things ranging from Japanese bowls to Western bowls.Hard porcelain has the advantage that the basic matter is harder than existing porcelain, and has strong resistance regardless of how low or high the temperature is, and so does not easily break. It is characterized by a more milky white color when compared to white porcelain. ■View Ceramic Works■