Saturday, January 16, 2010

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Kakiemon
adjective [attrib.] relating to a style of Japanese porcelain with sparse asymmetrical designs on a white ground, developed in the early 17th century.
origin named after Sakaida Kakiemon (1596–1666), the first Japanese potter to work in this style.

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Source: Oxford Dictionary of English
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