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Mishima

proper noun

  1. city in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Named either after the Japanese island of Mishima, where the original pottery was transported from Korea, or after a radiating character of almanacs made in Mishima, Japan.

  1. A slip inlay style of ceramic pottery adopted from Korea, probably in the 16th century.