Hizen ware
noun
Hi·zen ware
Definition of Hizen ware
: pottery and especially porcelain (as Imari, Hirado, or Nabeshima wares) produced in Hizen
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Origin and Etymology of hizen ware
from Hizen, old province of Kyushu Island, Japan
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