A short introduction
The start of spring is often marked by the ritual of Setsubun, which now usually involves throwing beans rather than plates. There is an art of elaborate repair of broken plates called Kintsugi although it is doubtful that it would have been used on something meant to cast out evil spirits.
Free book on Japanese Ceramics
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Introduction to Japanese Cartography
This chapter by the late distinguished scholar Kazutaka Unno describes various mapping traditions including the creation of Gyoki maps.
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Shows the location of the islands of Japan. At the time of this map Hokkaido (in light purple) was not part of Japan.
View Japan (Porcelain plate) in a larger map