小代焼　ふもと窯　Fumoto-gama kiln

分野・ジャンル: 陶器、小代焼
地域：熊本県
解説：小代焼を創めたのは、文禄役出陣の際（1592～8）、加藤清正と共に来日した朝鮮の陶工韋登新九郎によるとされています。小代焼の名称は江戸後期より使われはじめ、江戸時代を通じて庶民の生活によく適した逞しい焼物となり、その釉薬の深い美しさと自由奔放な流しかけの模様は器形と共に素朴な無限の魅力をもっています。

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Products: Pottery, Shodai ware
Region: Kumamoto prefecture
Characteristics: Shodai ware is said to have been established by a Korean potter, Shinkuro Ito, who came to Japan along with Kiyomasa Kato, the feudal lord of the Higo domain during the Bunroku campaign (1592-98). Initially it was called Higo ware and, according to the famous Matsuya Kaiki tea record, its pitcher and cups were used for an important tea ceremony in 1625. The name Shodai ware has been used since the late Edo period to describe this charming, practical pottery with deeply beautiful glazes and the freewheeling patterns of poured glaze.

[Adapted from the Fumoto-gama kiln introduction.]