Satsuma pottery (Satsuma yaki) is a major variety of Japanese pottery originally produced in Satsuma province in (now modern day western Kagoshima prefecture in Kyushu) during the early Edo period (1608-1868). Stylistically and historically, pieces can be divided into two main categories; early ceramics dating to the first half of the 17th century that were purely functional and usually devoid of decoration, and later, heavily decorated 19th century export pieces...
