<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31346294</termId><termName>Bizen ware</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![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.  ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:33:24</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31346295</termId><termName>bizen-yaki</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31346296</termId><termName>ware, Bizen</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31321766</termId><termName>pottery by kiln, location, or style</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>RT</relationType><termId>31434117</termId><termName>Bizen</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>