As the Edo period came to a close, orders from former clients such as the shogunal families and baronial families stopped, and the operators of the kiln started looking for new directions. At the same time, research into Japanese porcelain by foreign scholars started, and developed at an amazing pace. Along with the higher evaluation of Kakiemon ware occasioned by this attention, the twelfth and thirteenth generation masters worked towards rediscovering the lost art of the nigoshide (milky white) base, with great success. Thereafter, while maintaining the skills and traditions of the golden age of Kakiemon style porcelain, a new world of Kakiemon artistry finely tuned to the contemporary spirit has emerged, respond to the demands of the current age.