www.tklibby.com/Awaji_Pottery.html www.facebook.com/groups/1977367185844393/ A Japanese Majolica, often in bright simple glazes (with often show some crackle), most often in green, but in an almost unlimited variety and combination of colors. Vases often have chipped bases. Sometimes in Art Nouveau or Art Deco forms. Often with carved designs of flowers. Usually in the form of vases or tea ware, rarely as sculpture, except for some vases with raised relief decorations of dragons (these vases are most commonly in blue). Sometimes wrapped in rattan or silver wire (note that not all wrapped pottery is Awaji, much of it is Kyoto ware). Similar to some Kyoto ware (some are very similarly glazed, only with different marks, and Kyoto ware was also sometimes wrapped), Satsuma ware (has a similar earthware composition, and has a similar glaze crackle), Wakayama Izumo ware (also often has a similar glaze crackle, and is also often in a dark green glaze).