Nonomura Ninsei
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Nonomura Ninsei
(b ?Nonomura [now in Kyoto Prefect.]; fl c. 1648-c. 1690). Japanese potter. The name Ninsei is also applied to wares made at the potter's workshop from the mid-17th century in the precincts of Ninnaji, a temple at Omuro, north-western Kyoto. Ninsei is credited with establishing a standard of elegance and refinement that has characterized Kyoto ceramics ever since (see KYOTO,
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