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鍋島焼の秘窯の里，大川内山 / Imari, Many Pottery Kilns Stand in the Mountains.

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Imari is a city located in Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan.
Imari is most notable because of Imari porcelain, which is the European collectors’ name for Japanese porcelain wares made in the town of Arita, Saga Prefecture. The porcelain was exported from the port of Imari specifically for the European export trade.

During the Edo period this region flourished due to the export of ceramics and porcelain. High quality goods (Nabeshima porcelan) to be presented to Shōgun and the Imperial Court were produced in what is now called Ōkawachiyama, in the mountains.

Okawachiyama, Imari-City, Saga-Prefecture, Japan.
June 2014, Olympus OM-D E-M1

江戸時代に鍋島藩（佐賀藩）御用釜が技術漏洩防止のために山間に移転され，高級磁器・鍋島焼が製造された秘窯の里，大川内山の風景です。
佐賀藩の肥前国有田・伊万里（現・佐賀県有田町、同県伊万里市）は磁器の代表的な産地ですが，その中でもここ，大川内山の御用釜は徳川将軍家や皇室への贈答品などの高級品をもっぱら製造し，これらは「鍋島焼」と呼ばれました。
鍋島焼の伝統は1871年（明治4年）の廃藩置県による御用釜解散により一旦途絶えましたが、その技法は今泉今右衛門家によって近代工芸として復興され、現在に至っています。

佐賀県伊万里市大川内山地区
2014年6月，Olympus OM-D E-M1