History of Iga Ware
Iga ware is said to have been originated in the Middle Ages, when farmers fired seed pots for agriculture and other daily utensils.
In early 17th century, when the tea ceremony flourished, water jugs and vases called "The Old-Iga" were loved by many tea masters, and Iga became well known throughout the country.
However, in the Edo period (1603-1867), tea utensils gradually disappeared, and the pottery that forms the basis of today's Iga ware, such as bowls, plates, pots, and other daily utensils, began popular .
While some potters pursue the beauty of the old-Iga and the others are aiming to develop a new style of beauty as well as the old-Iga.
Both of them are working hard to seek the best form and the texture, which is current style of Iga ware.
The charm of Iga clay
The rough Iga clay, is the unique and powerful material.
Iga clay has strength, simplicity, and warmth that cannot be found in any other clay.
As Kawabata Yasunari, a famous Japanese writer,
praised the old-Iga to represent "Wabi-sabi,"(humble simplicity and beauty),
the clay of Iga is suitable for expressing the Japanese aesthetic qualities.
We were attracted to the rough and rich clay of Iga and established the kiln in Iga.
By leaving impurities such as pebbles and iron behind without high purity purification,
our ceramics are rugged yet refined,
and it has the simplicity and warmth that reminds you of the countryside of Japan.
Philosophy
The Japanese sense of beauty is more attractive in a dim moon hidden by clouds and haze than in a moon floating on a cloudless night sky.
Our craftsmanship is also based on the beauty of imperfection.
Uneven, distorted, or rough...
The unique beauty born from the strength of clay, the artist's sensibility, and the dynamism of manual labor,
This is the beauty we seek.
The texture of the pottery is rough and coarse, yet it makes you want to touch it.
There are beautiful finger marks on the potter's wheel, which seem to show the artist's feelings.
A harmony of the moist and smooth luster and the rough clay.
All of them have a deep flavor, which is the charm of . our pottery.
~The one and only beautiful blue~
My favorite ocean in Okinawa
The Sky of my Hometown
The rough sea of Japan I once saw
A tranquil lake I visited with my family...
Not the blue of the sea or sky as a concept.
The blue of my sea, my sky, my lake.
The blue evokes the blue in the depths of human hearts and memories
This is the charm of Shinichi Kotsuji's blue color.
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