Japanese emariware or porcelain have been unearthed at an excavation in Boljoon, Cebu, Philippines.
Ancient Japanese pottery in Boljoon town
Philippine Inquirer, 30 May 2011
A Japanese archaeologist confirmed the existence of 17th- to 19th-century Japanese ceramics in Boljoon town, southern Cebu, the first intact artifacts found in the country.
Dr. Takenory Nogami, a Japanese researcher from the Arita Museum of History, expressed excitement over the discovery of a large dish and a jarlet “emariware†or Japanese porcelain.
“The recovered pieces in Boljoon are unique because it is still intact in the aquare,†Nogami told reporters in the Museo sa Sugbo last Saturday.
The pieces were discovered in 2009 through an excavation project of the Sumitomo Foundation-funded Boljoon Archaeological Project conducted by the University of San Carlos (USC) with the National Museum of the Philippines.
