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Alone among medieval Japanese kilns it used glaze, and its name became the common Japanese word for pottery itself.
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Seto ware (瀬戸焼, Seto-yaki) is a type of Japanese pottery, stoneware, and ceramics produced in and around the city of Seto in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The Japanese term for it, setomono, is also used as a generic term for all pottery. Seto was the location of one of the Six Ancient Kilns of Japan.
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Founded / opened：Heian period Highlights / collection：Only glazed medieval pottery in Japan, Seto blue-and-white Genre：Crafts and ceramics
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