<?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">Hirado ware</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>Hirado</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>pottery by kiln, location, or style</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>ware, Hirado</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Blue-and-white Japanese porcelain manufactured at the Mikawachi kilns for the Prince of Hirado. Productions are usually small and of fine quality with the finest pieces made between 1751 and 1830. Only low-grade pieces made after 1843 are marked. ]]></note></mads>