This bowl was made by potter Hashimoto Jogaku 橋本城岳 (he is the father of potter Hashimoto Shiun (1940-)). Born in Fukui prefecture, he studied in Manchuria in his early years. After WWII, he studied with master potter Inoue Harumine. The family has been practicing in Kyoto since ancient times. He used the seal Jogaku (城岳). ...
This unrepeatable set of plates was created about 20 years ago by Mitsuaki Kato. The set consist of four plates, wooden box and paper document. The technique in which this plates was fired comes from Seto and called uwagusuri (灰釉). Each plate was formed from a thick layer of clay and covered during the firing with ash glaze. The underglaze part of face...
Kodai, or the foot of the tea bowl commonly forms a complete circle. However in Hagi ware, one section of the Kodai is often cut in a wedge to make it imperfect. The Hagi ware was created and managed by the Feudal lord of Hagi and for official use the Kodai was always in a perfect circle. Legend said that the potters cut...
Kaneshige Toyo (金重 陶陽) (born in Inbe, Bizen, Okayama, Japan, Jan 3, 1896 – Nov 6, 1967) was a potter in Imbe, Japan. He was appointed a Living National Treasure in 1956 (first Bizen potter who get this title) for his work in the Bizen style ceramics. He was a member of what is known as the "Momoyama revival movement" of the 1930s and is...
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Shuhō (Shuhoe Inc.) is a company that produce a kind of Mino-yaki. Porcelain factory founded in 1954 at Dachi-cho, Toki City, Gifu Prefecture. Shuhō (Shuhoe Inc.) is a company that produce a kind of Mino-yaki. Porcelain factory founded in 1954 at Dachi-cho, Toki City, Gifu Prefecture. ...
Few days ago I got really wonderful Hagi tea set. Did not found any information about the kiln, but I will update this post if I got some. ...