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Takatori ware (Takatori-yaki) is a pottery originating from the tea ceremony in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It began about 400 years ago and has continued to the present day.It flourished as the official kiln of the Kuroda clan during the Edo period. Under the guidance of Kobori Enshu, a tea master of the time, tea ware for the tea ceremony were created. (At that time, tea ware used by high-class people of power and warriors). It was made according to the concept of beauty called ”Kirei-Sabi” which is Kobori Enshu's aesthetics. Kirei-Sabi simply means beauty, richness and harmony added to Wabi-Sabi Aesthetic.  Takatori...