Awata-yaki is the general name for pottery produced in the Awata (Higashiyama-ku) area of Kyoto. In modern times, Kiyomizu-yaki is mainly porcelain, while Awata-yaki is mainly pottery. Awataguchi ware is the oldest, and Iwakura-yama, Kinkozan Tanzan, Hozan, and Obiyama are also well known. Awataguchi ware is excellent in color painting, and most of it is used for tea ceremony utensils. After the Meiji period (1868-1912), Awataguchi ware was praised abroad under the name of Kyo Satsuma, and for a time it was the golden age of Awatayaki, but it has since declined due to the slump in trade.
