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Gyokuryu kiln runs by Umehara Jiro, son of potter Umehara Haruhito. Umehara-san was born in November 1952 and started to turn the potter's whell at around the fifth grade of elementary school. In 1967 he was graduated from Tokoname High School's ceramic industry and in 1975 he established Gyokuryuu kiln.

During his life, Umehara-san won many prizes and was awarded many times:
- Certified as a traditional craftsman
- Selected for the Japanese Sencha Crafts Exhibition
- Awarded Aichi prefecture excellent technology prize
- Award for promotion of the culture of Tokoname city
- Won Tokoname city "Nagaso Awards Ceramic Exhibition"
- Regional Brand "Tokoname-yaki" Certified Kiln and others.