Ceramic art the raw material of porcelain in Arita and produced first true porcelain in Japan. In the 17th century, conditions in China drove some of its potters into Japan, bringing with them the knowledge to make refined porcelain. From the mid-century, the Dutch East India Company began to import Japanese porcelain into Europe. At this time, Kakiemon wares were produced at the factories of Arita, which had much in common with the Chinese Famille Verte style. The superb quality of its enamel decoration was highly prized in the West and widely imitated by the major European porcelain manufacturers. In 1971 it
Travail, famille, patrie Travail, famille, patrie Travail, famille, patrie (; "") was the tripartite motto of the French State (usually known as Vichy France) during World War II. It replaced the republican motto, "Liberté, égalité, fraternité" of the Third French Republic. The Law of 10 July 1940 gave Marshal Pétain full powers to draw up a constitution before being submitted to the Nation and guaranteeing "the rights of Work, of the Family and of the Homeland ("la Patrie")". That constitution was never promulgated. In the "Revue des deux Mondes" ("Two Worlds Magazine") of 15 September 1940, Marshal Pétain wrote this repudiation of the