Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]
5. Asian
6. East Asian
7. Japanese (culture or style)
8. Japanese styles (styles)
9. Japanese decorative arts styles
10. Japanese ceramics styles

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A type of Japanese folk, or mingei, ceramic first produced in the Edo period. Its name (“West Plate Mountain” in English) refers to its production area in Fukuoka prefecture.in northern Kyushu. A distinct ceramic style peculiar to the reddish brown stoneware soy sauce jars, sake flasks, and mortars manufactured by the kilns of Nishi Sarayama has been identified by scholars in recent years.