* Lasted from around 1615 (Genna) to 1868 (end of Edo). Most important are Old 九谷 and 柿右衛門, both defined by their domestic or European markets, respectively.
   * Praised, but somewhat atypical for traditional Japanese crafts. Inspired by 景德镇 (Jingdezhen) kilns in China; but Old 九谷 went beyond.
   * Explained in CQ79

   * Early 伊万里: Thickly crafted, narrow foots, no biscuit-firing; possibly thrown, then pressed into a mold and trimmed; shape inspired by Korean wares, motives by Chinese.
   * 1650s: Thinly crafted, wide foot. Pressed onto a mold, attaching foot to the body. Two styles:
         * 藍九谷（あい　くたに）(Cobalt 九谷) for simple blue-and-white porcelains
         * **Old 九谷**, also known as 交趾（こうち）or 南京（なんきん）, for polychrome pieces from that time; and also blue-white with only red decorations, which was used by the first 柿右衛門 as decoration. Was popular in Japan. These were later copied in vicinity of the //actual// 九谷 kiln, hence the confusion of the name. That kiln continued the style, so now there are 九谷-style wares from 伊万里 and 九谷.
→ These 3 used to be believed to be from 九谷 kilns, not 伊万里! But in reality, they are 伊万里 ware.

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   * Between 1660-1690 there was a kiln called **柿右衛門（かきえもん）**, that originally produced 藍九谷; but then later polychrome wares known as 柿右衛門. These wares, opposed to Old 九谷, were mostly made for exporting to Europe. 1959 the VOC imported a lot of them. These were then copied by Meissen.

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   * 鍋島（なべしま）　

→ Both Old 九谷 and 柿右衛門 lost popularity in 18th century, because they were superseded by gold-painted 伊万里 ware called 金襴手（きんらん　で）, which was popular in Japan and Europe.