SENDAI TOHOKU TSUTSUMI YAKI This pottery was made at Tsutsumi Yaki Kenbagama in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture.This pottery was made using sea cucumber glaze, and features white patterns on a black background. Details：https://tsutsumiyaki.net/potter/ Haryu Kenba President and CEO (eldest son of the 4th Kenbagama)1987 Studied under the 4th Kenbagama2000 Succeeded to the pottery name “Kyuma” by […]

SENDAI TOHOKU TSUTSUMI YAKI This pottery was made at Tsutsumi Yaki Kenbagama in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture.By using a glaze made with a rice pattern and a glaze containing copper oxide, a faint green pattern appears on the white background. Details：https://tsutsumiyaki.net/potter/ Haryu Kenba President and CEO (eldest son of the 4th Kenbagama)1987 Studied under the 4th […]

NAMIE TOHOKU OBORISOMA YAKI This pottery was made at Suetokugama in Namie Town, Futaba County, Fukushima Prefecture (which was later relocated to Koriyama City after the disaster). The surface is decorated with a picture of a running horse, and the inside has cracks that appear due to the difference in shrinkage rate between the material […]

NAMIE TOHOKU OBORISOMA YAKI This pottery was made at Suetoku kiln in Namie Town, Futaba District, Fukushima Prefecture (Currently moved to Koriyama City after the earthquake). This is a piece of work (double-fired) made by stacking two pieces of pottery, each formed separately, one large and one small, and firing them together. Details：https://www.instagram.com/oborisoumayaki_suetoku/ Sue Masanori […]

YAMAGATA TOHOKU HIRASHIMIZU YAKI This pottery was made by “Seiryugama”, a pottery kiln in Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture.By taking advantage of the iron content of the clay and firing it, 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 […]