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Recently, I have been buying furniture for my new house little by little from several stores. Some are new, some are old. I try to choose furnitures that tell some stories.
Today, I would like to write about “Japanese majolica tiles,” which originated from majolica ware, a traditional Italian craft.
Majolica ware is a tin-glazed ceramic ware with a technique called “luster painting” found in Europe. Although the technique originated in Italy during the Renaissance, it is popularly known by the name of the Spanish island of Mallorca.
The Italian majolica tile spread throughout Europe in the mid-19th century. It was adopted by the Victorian style in England and became popular in many parts of the world, increasing the demand for it.
At that time, the famous European kilns Minton and Wedgwood were also exporting high quality tiles. In India, the balcony of the Falaknuma Palace in Hyderabad is covered with Minton tiles. The last photo (taken in 2012) shows this.
The tiles I am buying this time are “Japanese majolica tiles,” which were once manufactured in Japan.
It was developed around 1907 by two young men who are said to have laid the foundation for the tile industry in Japan. Inspired by British tiles, but inexpensive and easy to distribute, the product seems to have gained popularity along with the popularity of European-style architecture.
Eventually, they began to be exported to Southeast Asian countries. In contrast to the British manufacturers who stuck to Art Nouveau designs, the Japanese introduced designs favored by the target countries. For the Greater China region, the design featured auspicious fruits, and for India, Hindu gods. In Singapore, you can still find buildings with Majorcan tiles everywhere.
After graduating from university, I started working for a publishing company that produced overseas travel guidebooks. My first destination was Taiwan.
Back in 1988, the Ximending area of Taipei still had many vestiges of the Japanese colonial era. I found out that a small museum of “Japanese majolica tiles” had opened in Ximending a few years ago.
After Taiwan, I went on to Singapore and Malaysia. Here, too, I saw remnants of the Japanese colonial era everywhere. There is a type of South Seas architecture called “Pranakan style” that can be seen in the Malay Peninsula and Indonesia. The “Planakan tiles” used in this style of architecture are the Japanese Majolica tiles.
At the time of my visit in 1989, I had no way of knowing that the tiles were made in Japan, but I thought they were very colorful and beautiful.
Incidentally, I first learned about the background of Japanese majolica tiles about 15 years ago, right after I moved to India. I learned it from the owner of an antique shop.
The second photo. The framed tiles are the Indian gods that I bought the other day. One can see at a glance that Saraswati is an imitation of the work of the famous Indian painter Raja Ravi Varma.
Another shop owner sends me pictures of their tiles. It’s all very fascinating. The story of furniture and furnishings is also endless.
Tiles made in my home country of Japan over 100 years ago are displayed in my home in India. My new home will be a place full of such stories. Once again, I want to record each and every story.
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