{"id":3394,"date":"2019-01-23T15:47:01","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T06:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samuraimuseum.jp\/shop\/?page_id=3394"},"modified":"2021-05-24T14:55:43","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T05:55:43","slug":"takatori-yaki","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.samuraimuseum.jp\/shop\/takatori-yaki\/","title":{"rendered":"Takatori Yaki (Takatori ware) – The history of Takatori"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TakatoriPlace of production: Fukuoka city, Fukuoka Prefecture<\/p>\n

The story: Kuroda Nagamasa, the famous fedual lord, invited a Korean potter named “Hachizan” to Chikuzen Fukuoka domain and ordered him to make potteries. Hachizan opened kilns one after another and produced what was best for each area.<\/p>\n

During the Edo period, Takatori-Yaki developed under the auspice of Kuroda clan. Also, it received advice regarding the pottery techniques from Kobori Enshu(\u5c0f\u5800\u9060\u5dde), a noble Japanese Sado artist, who picked Takatori kiln as one of seven his favorite kilns.<\/p>\n

What makes Takatori-Yaki special is its use of seven different kinds of color glazes. Moreover, it produces a high note as if it was porcelain when flicking one’s fingers at it. This is because Takatori-Yaki is made very thin although it has layers of glazes. (Takatori-Yaki is earthenware)<\/p>\n

Takatori-Yaki is thought to be a decorative teaware however it is famous for its smooth texture to enjoy having a cup of tea.<\/p>\n

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Takatori – Pottery<\/h2>\n