Pottery introduction
Karatsu-yaki
Hakkayou
This workshop in Imari City, Saga Prefecture, is run by Sadamu Yoshinaga.
He creates simple yet delicate and tasteful milky white and black pieces.
The designs are rustic but also modern. Simply calling them black and white cannot describe their depth of colors.
Oribe-yaki
Tousyougama
Toushyou Fukuoka was trained in Akazu-yaki pottery in Seto (Aichi Prefecture) and is currently making Oribe-yaki pottery in Kumamoto Prefecture.
He utilizes various glazing techniques to create unique designs such as Oribe glaze, ashen glaze using plant ash or straw ash and more.
Oribe ware has a beautiful deep green color that glistens and shines differently depending on the piece and its placement under the light.
Combining Akazu-yaki's amber glaze style with Oribe's deep green gives Toushyou Fukuoka 's pottery a strong presence and makes it a delightful statement piece.
engrace has a permanent shop here.
If you are in the area, please come visit us. (The shop has irregular holidays, please contact us in advance before visiting)
Bizen-yaki
Bizen ware Uchida - Kazuhiko Uchida
Bizen ware Uchida is located in Wake county Okayama Prefecture and run by Kazuhiko Uchida.
Various techniques and materials are used in combination with diverse textures and colors.
Bizen ware is seen as a free and creative pottery style that does not need to fit a certain mold.
There are cool and sophisticated designs as well as pieces with cute animals that make you smile. A pleasant blend of sophistication and playfulness makes Bizen-yaki a fun and artsy pottery style.
Bizen ware Uchida - Kazuhiko Uchida
Hasami-yaki
Tsutsuyama Taichi kiln Co., Ltd.
A small company that manufactures and sells pottery in Nakaoyama, Nagasaki Prefecture.
Their main product is Japanese tableware with a noticeable warmth and depth of the soil in the glaze.
From cool to cute, this pottery shows many identities in its rough earthen texture or the more delicate pieces.
Tsutsuyama Taichi kiln Co., Ltd.
Kyoto ware (Seto, Hasami, Arita and original creations)
Shinoheigama
Pottery made by a couple in Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture.
They are trained in various pottery styles such as Arita, Seto, Hasami and the Kyoto-style. By combining various techniques from each region, they are able to create their own unique pottery.
One-of-a-kind pieces made entirely by hand with the theme of "rustic yet complementing". Their wish is to make pottery that you will want to use every day.
Especially charming are the hand drawn akea (red designs) and pugs on the children's pottery pieces made by the wife.