Knowledge (XXG)

Hagi ware

Source 📝

20: 729: 667: 122: 196: 240:, particularly noticeable in the way it flows down the vessel. Typically, the potter dips the vessel into the vat with the glaze for the white, and in extracting the vessel he or she can move the vessel around for the glaze to drip slowly in the direction desired. The aim is for the slowly dripping glaze to add dimension and movement to the piece - for example, in expressing the passage of time through the flow of the drip. The 591: 100:, had appointed potters in a castle town of Matsumoto (presently the city of Hagi) in order to create Hagi wares for his personal tea ceremonies and as gifts. The potters in Matsumoto steadily increased their production so that more kilns were established in Fukawa territory (presently the city of Nagato) during the mid-17th century. However, due to the 180:- while cooling. Throughout the heating and cooling process, the cracks form because the glaze shrinks faster than the clay. Over time, a Hagi ware user might notice the color of the glaze getting darker. This is natural as the slightly porous surface absorbs the tea residues or sake through its tiny crackles, maturing over time. 355:
1596 Toyotomi Hideyoshi invades Korea for the second time. In addition to brutal killings and widespread destruction, a large number of Korean craftsmen were abducted and transported to Japan. Skillful Korean potters played a crucial role in establishing new pottery types such as Satsuma, Arita, and
220:
and other tea utensils. He adjusted the old pottery recipe by altering how the straw was burned and mixing it into the glaze solution to ultimately create a purer shade of white. Later, his younger brother Miwa Jusetsu (Kyusetsu XI) added power and strength with his Oni-Hagi (devil-Hagi) chawan. The
208:
The white Hagi was developed by the Miwa family, one of the most highly regarded potting families in all of Japan. Their kiln was established in Kanbun 3 (1663) in the Matsumoto area of Hagi in order to produce tea utensils for Lord Mori Terumoto. Successive generations of Miwa potters have produced
160:
During the process, wood chips are often added, causing the less dense parts to rise while the heavier parts sink to the bottom. This preparation process is repeated for two weeks until the water is entirely filtered without any residues, and the pure, fine clay is obtained from the bottom of the
108:
The tradition of tea ceremonies and tea houses continue to this day in Hagi, which in turn created demand for vessels. Some well-known tea ceremony artists include Koraizaemon Saka XI and Koraizaemon Saka XII (高麗左衛門), Sakata Deika XIII (坂田泥華), Tobei Tahara XII (田原陶兵衛) and Yū Okada (岡田裕). Another
104:
in 1868, the potters employed by Lord Mori were dismissed and began to run their own independent businesses. Gradually, more kilns were built outside of Hagi, spreading to the Miyano area of Yamaguchi city and also to other parts of the southwest region of Yamaguchi Prefecture. Thus, Hagi ware
244:
in the glaze then evaporates during firing and turns into a translucent white, with the high iron glaze in black emerging from under the background. The rich white glaze that coats the vessel and the black glaze in the background create a strong contrast with each other.
221:
brothers were named as living national treasures by the Japanese government for their Hagi wares in 1970 and 1983, respectively. Jusetsu's eldest son is Ryosaku, who is now known as Kyusetsu XII because his father passed on the honor to him in April 2003.
149:
third". This old tea adage indicates the rank of tea wares preferred for tea ceremonies. It implies that tea wares with distinguishing characteristics of earthy feel and looks are most valued.
728: 666: 187:
during the Edo period. Even today, Hagi ware continues to evolve in a response to the demands of customers, the aesthetic preferences of Hagi artists, and the environment.
183:
One might also notice a chip on the bottom, which was deliberately made by local pottery makers to sell the ware to merchants instead of presenting them as gifts to the
85:. As a result, a large number of Korean craftsmen were abducted and transported to Japan, where they played a crucial role in establishing new pottery types such as 647: 137:
The subtle form and natural, subdued colors of Hagi ware are highly regarded. In particular, the beautiful contrast between the bright green color of
1299: 82: 141:
and the warm neutral tones of Hagi ware is aesthetically notable. Regarding tea wares, there is a famous expression in Japanese that is "
420: 442: 323: 263: 283: 567: 942: 640: 493: 656: 213:
ware (Kyusetsu I and IV studied in Kyoto), figurines of mythical creatures (Kyusetsu VI and VII), and vessels for the table.
161:
vat. The reddish to orange color of the clay is important as it will determine the texture and color of the Hagi surface.
19: 616: 633: 343: 1304: 1035: 168:. The translucent beige glaze is to draw out the natural, deep colors of the clay. After being heated in the 110: 195: 1144: 595: 543: 121: 867: 78: 1052: 1087: 992: 216:
In the 1930s, Miwa Kyuwa (Kyusetsu X) revitalized the Hagi tea world with his warm and sensuous
1073: 1059: 1172: 748: 691: 319: 315: 309: 259: 101: 1256: 1200: 696: 450: 97: 54: 1214: 823: 763: 620: 522: 74: 62: 58: 228:
and enhances the contrast with the white glaze. The mixture for the white glaze contains
287: 284:"Review: Brighter than Gold - A Japanese Ceramic Tradition Formed by Foreign Aesthetics" 1119: 1018: 1013: 912: 902: 862: 708: 164:
The beauty of Hagi ware is appreciated not only for its earthy colors but also for the
339: 1293: 927: 917: 877: 818: 718: 177: 165: 932: 907: 887: 843: 808: 783: 753: 679: 607: 146: 86: 1003: 184: 625: 1158: 1008: 976: 896: 838: 833: 828: 813: 803: 713: 73:
The origins of Hagi ware can be traced back to the arrival of Korean potters to
986: 981: 959: 922: 856: 852: 798: 778: 773: 768: 758: 743: 613: 472: 399: 172:, the glaze creates its signature fine web of cracks and fine pores -known as 157: 90: 1207: 1263: 1249: 1235: 1228: 1030: 1024: 937: 892: 882: 872: 848: 237: 210: 142: 590: 356:
Hagi ware in Japan. The invasion ended with the sudden death of Hideyoshi.
1242: 1221: 1112: 1105: 998: 793: 233: 229: 156:
are used as the base material. The earth is first mixed with water, then
1270: 1193: 1186: 1179: 1080: 1066: 701: 1277: 1165: 1151: 1137: 965: 684: 602: 371: 241: 217: 138: 25: 194: 120: 83:
military invasion of the Korean peninsula in the late 16th century
18: 225: 169: 153: 629: 421:"A Tour of the Pottery Towns of Southern Japan: Part III: Hagi" 200: 614:
Handbook for the Appreciation of Japanese Traditional Crafts
258:. Weatherhill, New York and Tokyo, Second Edition 2005. 224:
The mixture for the black glaze contains high levels of
473:"Deika Sakata Auction Results - Deika Sakata on artnet" 96:
The local feudal lord of the Hagi area at the time,
1129: 1097: 1044: 952: 736: 672: 517: 515: 311:Columbia Chronologies of Asian History and Culture 204:(demon) Hagi bowl, by Shibuya Deishi, 20th century 109:expert is Miwako Masaki. A non-Japanese artist is 568:"Desperately seeking Kyusetsu | The Japan Times" 394: 392: 209:all sorts of works besides tea ware, including 43: 236:. It is initially black and very thick in its 37: 641: 105:production continued throughout the Edo era. 8: 523:"Japanese Potter - Miwa Kyusetsu XI (Hagi)" 648: 634: 626: 57:traditionally originated from the town of 562: 560: 494:"Swede brings two views to Hagi pottery" 274: 366: 364: 314:. Columbia University Press. p.  29:), by Tamamura Shogetsu, 20th century 7: 81:on the Japan Sea, following Japan's 603:http://hagiyakiya.com/en/hagiyaki/ 282:Purple Tigress (August 11, 2005). 14: 727: 665: 589: 1300:Culture in Yamaguchi Prefecture 943:list of Japanese ceramics sites 443:"Artist's profile - OKADA, Yuh" 152:Two types of fine-grained soft 93:, and Hagi ware ("hagi yaki"). 657:Japanese pottery and porcelain 544:"山口県/国際課/access・0812_feature2" 1: 400:"Hagi Ware Exhibition Review" 340:"Muromachi period, 1392-1573" 133:green tea, by Yū Okada (2011) 447:Japan Pottery Net - TYGO Inc 308:John Stewart Bowman (2002). 286:. BC Culture. Archived from 44: 1321: 344:Metropolitan Museum of Art 1036:Japanese export porcelain 725: 663: 38: 608:"What is Hagi Guidebook" 256:Inside Japanese Ceramics 16:Type of Japanese pottery 145:first, Hagi second and 205: 134: 30: 598:at Wikimedia Commons 198: 124: 77:, a town situated in 22: 453:on 27 September 2016 79:Yamaguchi Prefecture 23:Hagi ware tea bowl ( 290:on January 18, 2008 254:Wilson, Richard L. 619:2006-11-11 at the 498:Japan Times Online 206: 135: 31: 1287: 1286: 1145:chasen kusenaoshi 1098:Gold applications 610:on e-yakimono.net 594:Media related to 500:. 4 November 1997 102:Meiji Restoration 1312: 1305:Japanese pottery 731: 669: 650: 643: 636: 627: 593: 579: 578: 576: 575: 564: 555: 554: 552: 550: 540: 534: 533: 531: 529: 519: 510: 509: 507: 505: 490: 484: 483: 481: 479: 469: 463: 462: 460: 458: 449:. Archived from 439: 433: 432: 430: 428: 417: 411: 410: 408: 406: 396: 387: 386: 384: 383: 372:"About Hagiyaki" 368: 359: 358: 352: 351: 336: 330: 329: 305: 299: 298: 296: 295: 279: 61:, in the former 55:Japanese pottery 51: 50: 47: 41: 40: 1320: 1319: 1315: 1314: 1313: 1311: 1310: 1309: 1290: 1289: 1288: 1283: 1125: 1093: 1040: 948: 732: 723: 673:Ancient pottery 670: 659: 654: 621:Wayback Machine 587: 582: 573: 571: 566: 565: 558: 548: 546: 542: 541: 537: 527: 525: 521: 520: 513: 503: 501: 492: 491: 487: 477: 475: 471: 470: 466: 456: 454: 441: 440: 436: 426: 424: 419: 418: 414: 404: 402: 398: 397: 390: 381: 379: 378:. 16 April 2014 370: 369: 362: 349: 347: 338: 337: 333: 326: 307: 306: 302: 293: 291: 281: 280: 276: 272: 251: 193: 119: 117:Characteristics 71: 63:Nagato Province 59:Hagi, Yamaguchi 48: 35: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1318: 1316: 1308: 1307: 1302: 1292: 1291: 1285: 1284: 1282: 1281: 1274: 1267: 1260: 1253: 1246: 1239: 1232: 1225: 1218: 1211: 1204: 1197: 1190: 1183: 1176: 1169: 1162: 1155: 1148: 1141: 1133: 1131: 1127: 1126: 1124: 1123: 1116: 1109: 1101: 1099: 1095: 1094: 1092: 1091: 1084: 1077: 1070: 1063: 1056: 1048: 1046: 1042: 1041: 1039: 1038: 1033: 1028: 1021: 1016: 1011: 1006: 1001: 996: 989: 984: 979: 974: 962: 956: 954: 950: 949: 947: 946: 940: 935: 930: 925: 920: 915: 910: 905: 900: 890: 885: 880: 875: 870: 865: 860: 846: 841: 836: 831: 826: 821: 816: 811: 806: 801: 796: 791: 786: 781: 776: 771: 766: 761: 756: 751: 746: 740: 738: 734: 733: 726: 724: 722: 721: 716: 711: 706: 694: 689: 676: 674: 671: 664: 661: 660: 655: 653: 652: 645: 638: 630: 624: 623: 611: 605: 586: 585:External links 583: 581: 580: 556: 535: 511: 485: 464: 434: 412: 388: 376:hagiyakiya.com 360: 346:. October 2002 331: 324: 300: 273: 271: 268: 267: 266: 250: 247: 192: 189: 118: 115: 111:Bertil Persson 70: 67: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1317: 1306: 1303: 1301: 1298: 1297: 1295: 1280: 1279: 1275: 1273: 1272: 1268: 1266: 1265: 1261: 1259: 1258: 1254: 1252: 1251: 1247: 1245: 1244: 1240: 1238: 1237: 1233: 1231: 1230: 1226: 1224: 1223: 1219: 1217: 1216: 1212: 1210: 1209: 1205: 1203: 1202: 1198: 1196: 1195: 1191: 1189: 1188: 1184: 1182: 1181: 1177: 1175: 1174: 1170: 1168: 1167: 1163: 1161: 1160: 1156: 1154: 1153: 1149: 1147: 1146: 1142: 1140: 1139: 1135: 1134: 1132: 1128: 1122: 1121: 1117: 1115: 1114: 1110: 1108: 1107: 1103: 1102: 1100: 1096: 1090: 1089: 1085: 1083: 1082: 1078: 1076: 1075: 1071: 1069: 1068: 1064: 1062: 1061: 1057: 1055: 1054: 1053:Iro-Nabeshima 1050: 1049: 1047: 1043: 1037: 1034: 1032: 1029: 1027: 1026: 1022: 1020: 1017: 1015: 1012: 1010: 1007: 1005: 1002: 1000: 997: 995: 994: 990: 988: 985: 983: 980: 978: 975: 972: 968: 967: 963: 961: 958: 957: 955: 951: 944: 941: 939: 936: 934: 931: 929: 926: 924: 921: 919: 916: 914: 911: 909: 906: 904: 901: 898: 894: 891: 889: 886: 884: 881: 879: 876: 874: 871: 869: 866: 864: 861: 858: 854: 850: 847: 845: 842: 840: 837: 835: 832: 830: 827: 825: 822: 820: 817: 815: 812: 810: 807: 805: 802: 800: 797: 795: 792: 790: 787: 785: 782: 780: 777: 775: 772: 770: 767: 765: 762: 760: 757: 755: 752: 750: 747: 745: 742: 741: 739: 735: 730: 720: 717: 715: 712: 710: 707: 704: 703: 698: 695: 693: 690: 687: 686: 681: 678: 677: 675: 668: 662: 658: 651: 646: 644: 639: 637: 632: 631: 628: 622: 618: 615: 612: 609: 606: 604: 601: 600: 599: 597: 592: 584: 569: 563: 561: 557: 545: 539: 536: 524: 518: 516: 512: 499: 495: 489: 486: 474: 468: 465: 452: 448: 444: 438: 435: 423:. 4 June 2013 422: 416: 413: 401: 395: 393: 389: 377: 373: 367: 365: 361: 357: 345: 341: 335: 332: 327: 325:0-231-11004-9 321: 317: 313: 312: 304: 301: 289: 285: 278: 275: 269: 265: 264:0-8348-0442-5 261: 257: 253: 252: 248: 246: 243: 239: 235: 231: 227: 222: 219: 214: 212: 203: 202: 197: 190: 188: 186: 181: 179: 175: 171: 167: 162: 159: 155: 150: 148: 144: 140: 132: 128: 123: 116: 114: 112: 106: 103: 99: 98:Terumoto Mōri 94: 92: 88: 84: 80: 76: 68: 66: 64: 60: 56: 53:is a type of 52: 46: 28: 27: 21: 1276: 1269: 1262: 1255: 1248: 1241: 1234: 1227: 1220: 1213: 1206: 1199: 1192: 1185: 1178: 1171: 1164: 1157: 1150: 1143: 1136: 1118: 1111: 1104: 1088:Tetsuyū-tōki 1086: 1079: 1072: 1065: 1058: 1051: 1023: 991: 970: 964: 788: 700: 683: 588: 572:. Retrieved 570:. 2003-12-10 547:. Retrieved 538: 526:. Retrieved 502:. Retrieved 497: 488: 476:. Retrieved 467: 455:. Retrieved 451:the original 446: 437: 425:. Retrieved 415: 403:. Retrieved 380:. Retrieved 375: 354: 348:. Retrieved 334: 310: 303: 292:. Retrieved 288:the original 277: 255: 223: 215: 207: 199: 182: 173: 163: 151: 136: 130: 126: 107: 95: 72: 33: 32: 24: 1120:yūri-kinsai 113:, a Swede. 1294:Categories 993:Iro-e Jiki 824:Koishiwara 574:2016-09-28 549:24 October 528:24 October 504:24 October 478:24 October 457:24 October 427:24 October 405:24 October 382:2016-09-28 350:2008-01-10 294:2008-01-10 270:References 249:Literature 191:White Hagi 125:Hagi ware 1264:suribachi 1250:shimamono 1236:mizutsugi 1229:mizusashi 1074:Seto-guro 1060:nigoshide 1025:Sometsuke 1019:Nabeshima 1014:Mikawachi 971:Seihakuji 953:Porcelain 903:Shigaraki 868:Ōborisōma 749:Aizuhongō 709:Kamuiyaki 596:Hagi ware 238:viscosity 185:Mōri clan 158:strained. 45:Hagi-yaki 34:Hagi ware 1243:sakazuki 1173:futa-oki 1113:kintsugi 1106:kinrande 999:Kakiemon 928:Tokoname 918:Takatori 819:Kiyomizu 737:Ceramics 617:Archived 234:wood ash 230:Feldspar 176:(貫入) or 174:kan-nyuu 1271:tokkuri 1194:hibachi 1187:hanaire 1180:guinomi 1130:Objects 1081:Tenmoku 933:Tsuboya 908:Shitoro 888:Satsuma 844:Mashiko 809:Karatsu 784:Echizen 764:Amakusa 754:Akahada 178:crazing 147:Karatsu 87:Satsuma 69:History 1278:yunomi 1257:suiban 1201:kensui 1166:donabe 1152:chawan 1138:chaire 1045:Glazes 1009:Kutani 977:Hasami 969:(also 966:Hakuji 913:Shōdai 897:Ofukei 895:(also 863:Mumyōi 851:(also 834:Kutani 829:Kosobe 814:Kasama 804:Izushi 699:(also 685:haniwa 682:(also 322:  262:  242:carbon 218:chawan 139:matcha 131:matcha 127:chawan 26:chawan 1222:kyūsu 1159:choko 1067:Seiji 987:Imari 982:Hizen 960:Arita 923:Tamba 878:Ōtani 857:Shino 853:Oribe 799:Iwami 779:Bizen 774:Banko 769:Asahi 759:Akazu 744:Agano 719:Yayoi 697:Jōmon 692:Iriya 166:glaze 129:with 91:Arita 1215:kōro 1208:kōgō 1031:Tobe 1004:Kotō 938:Zeze 893:Seto 883:Raku 873:Onta 855:and 849:Mino 789:Hagi 702:dogū 680:Haji 551:2016 530:2016 506:2016 480:2016 459:2016 429:2016 407:2016 320:ISBN 316:170p 260:ISBN 232:and 226:iron 211:Raku 170:kiln 154:clay 143:Raku 75:Hagi 945:... 839:Kyō 794:Iga 714:Sue 201:oni 1296:: 559:^ 514:^ 496:. 445:. 391:^ 374:. 363:^ 353:. 342:. 318:. 89:, 65:. 42:, 39:萩焼 973:) 899:) 859:) 705:) 688:) 649:e 642:t 635:v 577:. 553:. 532:. 508:. 482:. 461:. 431:. 409:. 385:. 328:. 297:. 49:) 36:(

Index


chawan
Japanese pottery
Hagi, Yamaguchi
Nagato Province
Hagi
Yamaguchi Prefecture
military invasion of the Korean peninsula in the late 16th century
Satsuma
Arita
Terumoto Mōri
Meiji Restoration
Bertil Persson

matcha
Raku
Karatsu
clay
strained.
glaze
kiln
crazing
Mōri clan

oni
Raku
chawan
iron
Feldspar
wood ash

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.