Question
Frederick the Great’s tax on Jews forced Moses Mendelssohn to purchase twenty porcelain monkeys, at least one of which was manufactured by this company. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this company with a crossed-swords emblem. This company based in a namesake town became the premier German porcelain vendor after Johann Friedrich Böttger perfected its manufacturing process.
ANSWER: Meissen [or Meissen porcelain or Meissen china]
[10h] Meissen’s blue underglazes partly imitated the style of Imari ware and Kakiemon, two sub-classes of this general Japanese export porcelain style named for the Kyūshū town in which they were manufactured.
ANSWER: Arita ware [or Arita-yaki; accept Hizen ware or Hizen-yaki]
[10e] Meissen’s Blue Onion pattern, itself copied from pomegranates on Chinese porcelain, was mimicked by this English manufacturer of jasperware founded by a Staffordshire potter named Josiah.
ANSWER: Wedgwood
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Summary
2023 Chicago Open | 08/05/2023 | Y | 10 | 16.00 | 100% | 50% | 10% |
Data
Don't be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid Too | Evans Hall destruction awaiters | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
wave2: trimming membership codes 9655377758gp | I prefer really not to speak. If I speak I’m in big trouble | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
In Search of Things Past | remembrance of lost time | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
Teach Us to Outgrow Our Ladness | Quasicrystal Silence | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
BHSU | Team Name Think Detail | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
The anti-STOON-dahl cabal (the tall Keyal et al.) | Romanos IV Diogenes’ Macaroni Grill | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
The Canadians | Hang et al., Robert Browning | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
The Catastrophic Implosion of Packet Sub | Curse you, Periplus the Platypus! | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
The Plague (anime)" was redirected to: "Oran High School Host Club | Saint Peter Andre 3000 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
I would prefer not to | [moderator voice] yes that is so tenpointscore! is your team feeling bonuspilled? | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |