Books Isahaya-style Yagami Kiln
Isahaya TownIsahaya Town, located in Kitakamigun, Nagasaki Prefecture, has a population of over 22,000 and is an importa...
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Books Books Omura lineage, Hasami kiln
During the Imjin War, Arima Harunobu of Shimabara led 2,000 men, while Omura Yoshiaki of Omura led 1,000 men, and togeth...
Books Hirado-style Mikawachi Kiln
Hirado Matsuura FamilyThe Hirado Matsuura family is a branch of the Matsuura family, which includes the Hata family of M...
Books Fujitsu lineage Ureshino kiln
Ureshino ClanIn the year 995, Omura Naozumi ruled over the three manors of Hiki, Takagi and Fujitsu. At that time, he pl...
Books Takeo-kei Takeuchi Kiln
TsukazakiTakeo was formerly known as Tsukazaki (also written as Matagarasaki or Hakozaki), and the area where the Takeo ...
Explanation History of Chanoyu
Prehistory of ChanoyuIn the “Cha-kyo” (The Classic of Tea) written by Rikyu (733-804), who is known as the “Sage of Tea”...
Books Karatsu ware Shiinomine Kiln
It is said that in the age of the gods, Amaterasu Oomikami was returning from a trip to the land of the gods when she wa...
Books Hizen Pottery History: Supplementary Volume
The main volume of Hizen Pottery History focuses on the kiln sites that were directly descended from the Joseon dynasty,...
Books Hideyoshi’s invasion of Korea
Torii Munemune's advice against the planBefore Hideyoshi planned to invade Korea, Torii Munemune (a wealthy merchant fro...
Books Chronology of Japanese Pottery History, Part 3
Kageyasu and the Karatsu KilnsOn August 11th of the same year (1585), Kageyasu, the eldest son of Kageakira, who had die...
Books Chronology of Japanese Pottery History, Part 2
Kamakura Hojo Period = Kato KagesadaIn the second month of the second year of the Jōō era (1223), there was a potter nam...
Books Chronology of Japanese Pottery History, Part I
Classification of the Japanese PeopleIn order to describe the history of Japanese pottery, it is necessary to trace the ...