Material · No. 08
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陶土
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24三重県 · 陶磁器
伊賀焼
三重県
Iga Ware is a ceramic tradition centered in Iga City, Mie Prefecture, celebrated for its rough, expressive clay body and distinctive natural ash glaze effects that produce unpredictable, landscape-like surfaces on each piece.
三重県 · 陶磁器
四日市萬古焼
三重県
Yokkaichi Banko Ware is a ceramic tradition centered in Yokkaichi City, Mie Prefecture, celebrated for its purple-clay teapots, heat-resistant earthenware pots, and a wide variety of refined decorative and practical vessels.
京都府 · 陶磁器
京焼・清水焼
京都府
Kyo Ware / Kiyomizu Ware is a collective term for fine ceramics produced in Kyoto, distinguished by elegant overglaze painting, a remarkable diversity of styles and techniques, and a centuries-long relationship with Japanese tea culture. It remains one of Japan's most prestigious ceramic traditions.
佐賀県 · 陶磁器
唐津焼
佐賀県
Karatsu Ware is a celebrated stoneware tradition from Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, prized for its earthy textures and understated beauty. Closely intertwined with Japan's tea ceremony culture, it is renowned for a wide range of glazing and decorative styles, including the beloved E-Karatsu (painted Karatsu) and Madara-Karatsu (mottled Karatsu).
兵庫県 · 陶磁器
丹波立杭焼
兵庫県
Tamba Tachikui Ware is a ceramic tradition from the Tachikui district of Tanba-Sasayama City, Hyogo Prefecture. One of Japan's Six Ancient Kilns, it is prized for its rustic, robust clay character and the unpredictable beauty of natural ash glazes.
山口県 · 陶磁器
萩焼
山口県
Hagi Ware is a refined Japanese pottery produced primarily in Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture. Celebrated for its soft, porous clay body and a prized aging phenomenon called "nanabake" (seven transformations), it has been treasured by tea ceremony practitioners for centuries and ranks among Japan's most esteemed ceramics.
岐阜県 · 陶磁器
美濃焼
岐阜県
Mino Ware is a broad family of ceramics produced in the Tono region of Gifu Prefecture. Encompassing distinctive styles such as Shino, Oribe, Ki-Seto, and Seto-Guro, it is Japan's largest ceramic production area, celebrated for its diversity of glazes and forms.
岡山県 · 陶磁器
備前焼
岡山県
Bizen Ware is a type of unglazed stoneware produced primarily in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture. Fired at high temperatures for an extended period without glaze, each piece develops a uniquely rich, earthy surface texture and natural color variations that make it one-of-a-kind.
島根県 · 陶磁器
石見焼
島根県
Iwami Ware is a robust stoneware tradition from the Iwami region in western Shimane Prefecture. Prized for its exceptional durability and dense, hard body, it is especially known for large storage vessels such as crocks and jars used in everyday life.
徳島県 · 陶磁器
大谷焼
徳島県
Otani Ware is a robust folk pottery tradition from Naruto City, Tokushima Prefecture. It is especially renowned for its large-scale vessels — including indigo-dyeing vats — shaped using a distinctive foot-powered kick-wheel technique and fired in climbing kilns.
愛知県 · 陶磁器
常滑焼
愛知県
Tokoname Ware is a ceramic tradition centered in Tokoname City, Aichi Prefecture, and one of Japan's Six Ancient Kilns. It is best known for its distinctive reddish-brown "shudei" teapots, prized for unglazed, high-fired clay that is said to enhance the flavor of tea.
愛知県 · 陶磁器
赤津焼
愛知県
Akazu Ware is a traditional ceramic art produced in the Akazu district of Seto City, Aichi Prefecture. Rooted in the centuries-old Seto ceramic tradition — one of Japan's Six Ancient Kilns — it is celebrated for its rich variety of glaze techniques passed down through generations.
新潟県 · 陶磁器
佐渡無名異焼
新潟県
Sado Mumyoi Ware is a distinctive ceramic tradition from Sado Island, Niigata Prefecture. Fired using iron-rich "mumyoi" clay sourced from the island's historic gold mines, it is celebrated for its vivid vermilion-red hue and exceptionally dense, unglazed body.
栃木県 · 陶磁器
益子焼
栃木県
Mashiko Ware is a style of folk pottery produced in Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture. It is celebrated for its earthy, unpretentious forms, thick glazes, and warm rustic textures that embody the Japanese aesthetic of wabi — finding beauty in simplicity.
沖縄県 · 陶磁器
壺屋焼
沖縄県
Tsuboya Ware is a distinctive Okinawan pottery tradition centered in the Tsuboya district of Naha City. It encompasses two styles — unglazed "arayachi" and glazed "jōyachi" — and is celebrated for its bold forms and vibrant, subtropical decorative sensibility.
滋賀県 · 陶磁器
信楽焼
滋賀県
Shigaraki Ware is a venerable Japanese pottery tradition from the Shigaraki area of Shiga Prefecture. Celebrated for its coarse, earthy clay body, natural ash glazes, and rustic charm, it is one of Japan's "Six Ancient Kilns" and remains prized by tea ceremony enthusiasts and collectors worldwide.
熊本県 · 陶磁器
小代焼
熊本県
Shodai Ware is a rustic earthenware tradition from northern Kumamoto Prefecture, celebrated for its thick, unpretentious forms and the dynamic, flowing glaze effects achieved with straw-ash and wood-ash glazes.
福井県 · 陶磁器
越前焼
福井県
Echizen Ware is a robust, unglazed stoneware produced in Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture, and is counted among Japan's Six Ancient Kilns. It is prized for its thick, sturdy forms and the warm, earthy tones created by natural ash glazing during wood firing.
福岡県 · 陶磁器
上野焼
福岡県
Agano Ware is a ceramic tradition centered in Fukuchi Town, Fukuoka Prefecture, renowned for its exceptional glazed tea wares. Distinguished by richly colored glazes and refined throwing techniques, it has been prized by tea ceremony practitioners for centuries.
福岡県 · 陶磁器
小石原焼
福岡県
Koishiwara Ware is a rustic yet dynamic folk pottery produced in Toho Village, Fukuoka Prefecture. It is celebrated for its lively surface patterns created through distinctive hand-applied techniques such as "tobikanna" (skipping chisel) and "hakeme" (brush-stroke) decoration.
福島県 · 陶磁器
会津本郷焼
福島県
Aizu Hongo Ware is a ceramic tradition produced in the Hongo district of Aizumisato Town, Fukushima Prefecture. Regarded as one of the oldest kiln sites in the Tōhoku region, it encompasses a wide range of styles from rustic earthenware to refined porcelain.
福島県 · 陶磁器
大堀相馬焼
福島県
Obori-Soma Ware is a type of Japanese pottery originating in the Hamadori region of Fukushima Prefecture, distinguished by its characteristic "blue crackle" glaze, double-walled tea cups, and spirited horse motifs painted on each piece.
茨城県 · 陶磁器
笠間焼
茨城県
Kasama Ware is a ceramic tradition centered in Kasama City, Ibaraki Prefecture. Celebrated for its earthy, unpretentious character and a remarkably open creative culture, it is one of the Kanto region's most prominent pottery styles, embracing both traditional forms and bold individual expression.
鹿児島県 · 陶磁器
薩摩焼
鹿児島県
Satsuma Ware is a celebrated ceramic tradition from Kagoshima Prefecture, distinguished by two contrasting styles: the elegant, cream-colored "white Satsuma" with intricate overglaze painting, and the bold, jet-black "black Satsuma" beloved for its rustic, utilitarian beauty.