Japanese Eras
Most items cannot be precisely dated but fall into broad periods that reflect stylistic trends and technological change within the Japanese ceramics industry. This visualization assigns HJCCC objects to likely manufacture eras based on decorative elements, marks, or manufacture/decoration method. Objects with longer periods of manufacture or popularity appear in multiple eras.
Edo (1603-1868) |
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Early Meiji (1868-1885) |
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Middle Meiji (1885-1895) |
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Late Meiji (1895-1912) |
![Sho Chiku Bai Sometsuke Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with hand-painted cobalt three friends elements) [2]](https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/objects/hjccc/45SN398A-2007-501_1of3_th.jpg "Sho Chiku Bai Sometsuke Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with hand-painted cobalt three friends elements) [2] | Minimalistic hand-painted sometsuke was increasingly popular during the Taisho era (1912-1926)")
![Sometsuke Gohan Jawan (hand-painted cobalt rice/soup bowl) [4]](https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/objects/hjccc/45SN398A-2007-1042_1of3_th.jpg "Sometsuke Gohan Jawan (hand-painted cobalt rice/soup bowl) [4] | Minimalistic hand-painted sometsuke was increasingly popular during the Taisho era (1912-1926).")
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Taisho (1912-1926) |
![Sometsuke Gohan Jawan (hand-painted cobalt rice/soup bowl) [3]](https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/objects/hjccc/45SN398B-2007-1450.1_1of2_th.jpg "Sometsuke Gohan Jawan (hand-painted cobalt rice/soup bowl) [3] | Minimalistic hand-painted sometsuke was increasingly popular during the Taisho era (1912-1926)")
![Sometsuke Gohan Jawan (hand-painted cobalt rice/soup bowl) [2]](https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/objects/hjccc/45SN398B-2007-229A_1of2_th.jpg "Sometsuke Gohan Jawan (hand-painted cobalt rice/soup bowl) [2] | Minimalistic hand-painted sometsuke was increasingly popular during the Taisho era (1912-1926)")
![Sometsuke (hand-painted cobalt) Vessel [1]](https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/objects/hjccc/45SN398B-2007-234Q_th.jpg "Sometsuke (hand-painted cobalt) Vessel [1] | Minimalistic hand-painted sometsuke was increasingly popular during the Taisho era (1912-1926)")
![Sho Chiku Bai Sometsuke Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with hand-painted cobalt three friends elements) [1]](https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/objects/hjccc/45SN398B-2007-285and234I_th.jpg "Sho Chiku Bai Sometsuke Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with hand-painted cobalt three friends elements) [1] | Minimalistic hand-painted sometsuke was increasingly popular during the Taisho era (1912-1926)")
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Showa (1926-1989) |
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