Ito porcelain 意東焼

This is a type of Izumo ware and a general term for the works produced when the ceramic production locations of the Matsue Domain (the Ito ware kiln, Nagatoshiyama ware kiln, Hatogamineyama ware kiln. etc.) were moved to Ito Village in Ou Country in Izumo Province (present-day Higashi-Izumo, Yatsuka, Shimane) during the late-Edo period (there are theories that this happened in 1832 or during the Bunka era). Other potters and Arita (Imari) painters were invited under the management of the domain to produce a wide range of teacups, incense burners, and other items based on the tastes of the feudal