BIZEN C0010
CHUGOKU BIZEN YAKI This pottery was made at "Saizobo Kiln" in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture. It was fired without using glaze. Details：https://www.instagram.com/saizoubou/ Inomata Masaaki 1948 Born in Osaka1972 Graduated from Aichi Prefecture Ceramics Training SchoolTrained at Shikoku OTANI YAKI1973 Trained at BIZEN YAKI “Toshoen”1975 Established Saizobo kiln2008 Certified as a traditional craftsman
SETO C0009
TOUKAI SETO YAKI This pottery was made at “Sanpoen Kiln” in Seto City, Aichi Prefecture.The piece uses Oribe glaze to express the traditional deep green color. Details：https://www.sanpouen-kama.com/ Kato Tatsunobu Born in 19751998 Graduated from the Department of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Mining, Akita University1999 Graduated from the Aichi Prefectural High Technical College of CeramicsStudied under […]
NAGANO C0008
CHUBU MATSUSHIRO YAKI This pottery was made at “Karakida Kiln” in Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture. It is a pale blue piece that was fired using iron-rich brown clay mined from Mt. Chausu. Details：http://karakida-touen.jp/ Karakida Matazo Born in 19261952 Started studying pottery1963 Succeeded in restoring the old techniques of MATSUSHIRO YAKI1972 built a climbing kiln in […]
KUTANI C0007
HOKURIKU KUTANI YAKI This pottery was made at “Seikogama” in Kaga city, Ishikawa prefecture. The hard porcelain features gold leaf on the inside. Details：http://www.seikou.co.jp/ KUTANIYAKICRAFTMAN KUTANI YAKI is often not made by a single potter, but rather by several craftsmen.
KUTANI C0006
HOKURIKU KUTANI YAKI This pottery was made at “Tosui Kiln” in Kaga City, Ishikawa Prefecture.This piece features hard porcelain decorated with Kutani’s distinctive patterns. KUTANIYAKICRAFTMAN KUTANI YAKI is often not made by a single potter, but rather by several craftsmen.
YAMAGATA C0005
TOHOKU HIRASHIMIZU YAKI This pottery was made by “Seiryugama”, a pottery kiln in Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture. The pale blue piece has a pear-like texture called “Nashiseiji.” (Nashiseiji won the Grand Prix at the Brussels World Expo in 1958.) Details：http://seiryugama.com/ Niwa Ryuhei Seiryugama 5th Generation
ASAHIKAWA C0004
This pottery was made at “Taisetsugama” in Asahikawa, Hokkaido. It was made using a called snow crystal glaze. Details：https://taisetsugama.com/ Bando Toyomitsu 1947 Born in Asahikawa1968 Entered the Ibaraki Prefecture Ceramics Training Center1970 Returned to his hometown at the Taisetsu Kiln1978 took over the Taisetsu Kiln as the second generation owner
SHIGARAKI C0003
KINKI SHIGARAKI YAKI This pottery was made at Minoru Kiln in Shigaraki Town, Koka City, Shiga Prefecture. The piece was fired twice. The bottom of the white vessel has a transparent blue coloring, giving it a unique texture. Details：https://minorugama.com/ Matsukawa Minoru 1949 Born in Tenri, Nara Prefecture1974 Joined Yamabun Ceramics in Shigaraki Studied under Tsuguharu Kanzaki1982 […]
KASAMA C0002
KANTO KASAMA YAKI This pottery was made in Kasama city, Ibaraki prefecture.It uses a special glaze that contains metal called luster liquid.It is a glossy, colorful piece of pottery. Details：https://www.instagram.com/arata.sakamoto/ Sakamoto Arata 1988 Born in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture2009 Graduated from the ceramics department of Aichi Prefectural Seto Ceramics High School2012-13 Traveled to the UK2013-15 Worked at an […]
UNZEN C0001
KYUSHU UNZEN YAKI This pottery was made in Unzen (kiln) in Unzen city, Nagasaki prefecture. The glaze is Yuteki Tenmoku. It is made only from volcanic ash from Mt. Unzen. Details：https://utanooto2015.wixsite.com/unzen Ishikawa Akira 1950 Born in Tokyo1973 Graduated from Tokyo University of Agriculture1977 Built a kiln on the slopes of Unzen1992 Successfully fired Unzen Tenmoku