Gift of Dan McLawhorn, Class of 1970, and Robert J. Hazelgrove, Jr.

Hirado ware (Mikawachi ware) was considered one of the finest porcelains produced in Japan during the 18th to mid 19th centuries, very popular not only in Japan but especially desirable in the West in the 19th century, featured at the great international expositions in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.