Glossary

Seto ware

瀬戸焼(せとやき)

Term · material

Stoneware from the kilns around Seto (Aichi prefecture), the most important of the six old kilns: from the late thirteenth century Ko Seto, Old Seto, with glazes imitating Chinese celadon and Jian ware — the source of setomono, a general word for ceramics.