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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Satsuma , peninsula, Kagoshima prefecture, SW Kyushu, Japan. It gives its name to a famous porcelain, Satsuma ware, which was first manufactured there by Korean artisans in the 16th cent. As a feudal province, Satsuma was controlled by the powerful Shimazu clan, which exacted tribute from the Ryukyu Islands from the 17th to the 19th cent. and developed Satsuma into one of the most advanced areas in 19th-century Japan. Kagoshima, the capital of Satsuma, was a center of Western influence in Japan. In 1877, Takamori Saigo led the Satsuma clansmen in a rebellion against the imperial government. This... Read more

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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes satsuma • dormer , former, korma, Norma, performer, pro-forma, stormer, transformer, trauma, warmer •sixth-former ... beachcomber • bloomer , boomer, consumer, Duma, humour ( US humor), Nkrumah, perfumer, puma, roomer, rumour ( US rumor), satsuma, stumer, Sumer, tumour ( US tumor) •zeugma ... Read more

Kagoshima
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ... prefecture, extreme S Kyushu, Japan, on Satsuma Peninsula and Kagoshima Bay. An important ... navy yard. The city's industries produce Satsuma porcelain ware, textiles, and metal and ... and Heihachiro Togo . The center of the Satsuma Rebellion, the city was destroyed in 1877 ... Read more

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	Satsuma; an increasingly popular - and increasingly valuable - type of Japanese ceramic. Interior Design; 7/1/1984; Andacht, Sandra; 787 words ; Satsuma Most noticeably in Texas, but also in interiors across ... objects is increasing. Prominent among these objects is Satsuma, a long-admired form of Japanese ceramic. To the interior ... collector, antiques dealer, and investor (the value of Satsuma has quadrupled in the last few years), the name has ... Read more
	Value of Satsuma vases continues to rise Japanese pottery dating back to 18th century is a popular collector's item in the United States The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 1/14/1996; RALPH AND TERRY KOVEL; 787 words ; Satsuma, a type of Japanese pottery, is one of the few Oriental ... that is easy to recognize. Pottery was made in Kagoshima, Satsuma, during the 16th century. It was not until the late 18th ... pictured. People were featured in the designs by the 1860s. Satsuma gained great popularity among U.S. collectors ... Read more
	Satsuma ware is fruit of isolation Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK); 8/1/2007; 557 words ; ... the November Kiln Festival in Japan is Satsuma ware, a ceramic which is now so commonplace ... great clans in west Japan, the Choshu and Satsuma, both eager to throw off Tokugawa control ... was in the following year. Designs on Satsuma had developed over generations, which ... Read more
	KNOW YOUR ANTIQUES\Satsuma pottery beautiful, valuable, easy to recognize.(L.A. LIFE) Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 1/20/1996; 601 words ; Byline: Ralph & Terry Kovel Satsuma, a type of Japanese pottery, is one of ... recognize. Pottery was made in Kagoshima, Satsuma, during the 16th century. It was not until ... featured in the designs by the 1860s. Satsuma gained great popularity in the United ... Read more
	Restaurants: Win free meals at Satsuma The Independent - London; 10/10/1998; 147 words ; ... Japanese? Then head to the stylish new Satsuma in Wardour Street, in London's Soho. This ... choice for clean-living cosmopolitans. Satsuma specialises in bento, an assorted set ... meal vouchers to give away for use at Satsuma. For a chance to win one, send your name ... Read more
	Giant satsuma.(product introduction)(Brief article) Grocer; 8/26/2006; 30 words ; Tesco launched a giant satsuma into its stores last week. Resembling an orange in size, the giant satsuma is a Japanese-bred variety that retains the easy-to-peel trait of its smaller cousin. Read more
	Origin of Satsuma pottery can be difficult to pinpoint Chicago Sun-Times; 3/14/2004; Helaine Fendelman; Joe Rosson; 509 words ; ... this piece is Japanese and is a type of pottery called Satsuma. This type of ware was first made around the turn of ... prisoners of war by Shimazu Yoshidiro, the titular lord of Satsuma. Incredibly, these potters and their families reportedly ... population until after 1868. What we now commonly call ... Read more
	Mandarin packers face late problems. (problems facing satsuma industry; includes related article on grapefruit canners in Israel) Grocer; 1/28/1995; 197 words ; Spanish satsuma canners are facing severe problems as the last of the available fruit ... season, UK importers were convinced German discounters would abandon satsumas for a lower priced alternative this has not been the case. Similar orders ... Read more
	PRECISE ORIGIN OF SATSUMA POT HARD TO PINPOINT.(At Home) The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 3/6/2004; 571 words ; ... Fendelman and Joe Rosson Scripps Howard News Service DEAR HELAINE AND JOE: This ... Japanese and is a type of pottery called Satsuma. This type of ware was first made ... Shimazu Yoshidiro, the titular lord of Satsuma. Incredibly, these potters and their ... after 1868. What we now commonly call Satsuma ... Read more
	Justice Department Files Fair Housing Lawsuit Against City of Satsuma, Alabama U.S. Newswire; 5/7/2008; 378 words ; ... PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Justice Department today sued the City of Satsuma, Ala., for violating the Fair Housing Act when the city refused ... District Court for the Southern District of Alabama, charges that Satsuma refused to make reasonable accommodations in its rules, policies ... Read more

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