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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 436201, member: 8267&quot;]Satsuma comes from a particular region of Japan, on the island of Kyushu. It is typically a cream colored stoneware (lower fired than true porcelain), so it does not &quot;ring&quot; when tapped. There is often crazing in the glaze. Gotheborg has a good description of Satsuma and its various decorations:</p><p><a href="http://www.gotheborg.com/glossary/satsuma.shtml" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.gotheborg.com/glossary/satsuma.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://www.gotheborg.com/glossary/satsuma.shtml</a></p><p><br /></p><p>As for moriage, Gotheborg defines it:</p><p>&quot;Moriage is a slip decoration of raised enamels. It occurs on Satsuma wares as early as circa 1890 but tends to be more carefully applied on early pieces. Moriage also seems to be limited to pieces made outside of the Satsuma domain while being typical for Kyoto Satsuma ware. Crudely applied moriage indicates a dating in the 20th century and was popular on true porcelain well into the 1950s. One of the more popular decorations in this manner is the well known Dragon Ware, where the slip decoration can be so generously applied as to look like cake frosting.&quot;</p><p><a href="http://www.gotheborg.com/glossary/satsuma.shtml" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.gotheborg.com/glossary/satsuma.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://www.gotheborg.com/glossary/satsuma.shtml</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The term moriage refers to the raised character of the decoration, built up with clay slip. The raised areas can subsequently be decorated with enamels, gilding, or whatever. We have been here before:</p><p><a href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/the-mystery-of-moriage.30096/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/the-mystery-of-moriage.30096/">https://www.antiquers.com/threads/the-mystery-of-moriage.30096/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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