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Bizen Ware: Characteristics The Traditional Beauty of Earth & Fire: Bizen Ware Bizen Ware is counted along with Seto, Tokoname, Tanba, Shigaraki and Echizen as representing the Six Old Kilns of Japan’s Middle Ages. The history behind Bizen Ware is ancient. It is said that the time of its birth began when potters, who had been running [...] It is said that Bizen Ware got its start from a change in the process of Sue Ware of the Kofun Era, and was produced in the Heian Era at the foot of Mt. Kuma as daily-use items such as bowls, plates, platters and roof tiles. In the Kamakura Era, pots, jars and mortars were frequently [...] Kaneshige Toyo (1896 – 1967) Toyo Kaneshige was born in Inbe, Bizen City, and became a National Living Treasure in 1956. He became a potter through his father, Baiyo Kaneshige. Pursuing the beauty of Old Bizen with added research and a strict intrepid style, he was successful in bringing out the sheen of the Momoyama style. [...]
>> Characteristics Photos by Bizen City Tourist Association |
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