High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Imari porcelain is the European collectors' name for Japanese porcelain wares made in the town of Arita, in the former Hizen Province, northwestern Ky?sh?, and exported from the port of Imari, Saga, specifically for the European export trade. In Japanese, these porcelains are known as Arita-yaki. The Ko-Imari and Iro-Nabeshima porcelains usually have painted decor of underglaze blue and iron red on a white ground. The subject matter is of foliage and flowers. Enamel colors other than blue and red are used in the Kakiemon porcelain. The porcelain has a gritty texture on the bases, where it is not covered by glaze. Imari was simply the trans-shipment port for Arita wares. The kilns at Arita formed the heart of the Japanese porcelain industry, which developed in the 17th century, after kaolin was discovered in 1616 by an immigrant Korean potter Yi Sam-pyeong (1579–1655). Yi Sam-pyeong was kidnapped with his extended family (180 persons) after the Japanese invasion in Korea in 1598.

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