Definition of Imari ware
: a Hizen porcelain characteristically decorated in red, green, and blue with a design of bamboo and cherry blossoms or hedges of brushwood growing out of stylized rocks
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Origin and Etymology of imari ware
from Imari, Japan, where it is made
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