<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Bizen ware</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>Bizen</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>pottery by kiln, location, or style</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>bizen-yaki</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>ware, Bizen</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Ceramic ware produced in and around the village of Inbe, Bizen Province (now Okayama Prefect), Japan, including kitchen mortars (suribachi), narrow-necked jars (tsubo), wide-necked jars (kame), agricultural wares in graded sizes, and other objects. By the 14th and 15th centuries, Bizen ware was among the most widely traded in western Japan.  ]]></note></mads>