Shibukusa-yaki: Shibukusa ware
March 22, 2017In short,“Shibukusa-yaki (Shibukusa ware)” is handmade hand drawn pottery and porcelain. The making of Shibukusa-yaki has continued since the late Edo period (17-19c) in Hida Takayama (Gifu Prefecture, Central Japan).
Its production began in 1841. At the time, Hida Takayama (Gifu Pref., central Japan) was a region under the Edo Shogunate’s direct control (Tenryo). Hida Gundai, or the local magistrate of Hida in Takayama Jinya, or Takayama magistrate's office, TOYODA Fujinoshin aimed to develop a new local industry by having purveyors produce ceramic ware at a semi-governmental manufacturing site at present day “Shibukusa” production site.
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Shibukusa-yaki: Shibukusa ware
Translation by: Yoshiko Nagao
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