Rice bowl with lid/Hashima ware

This Hashima-yaki rice bowl with a lid is representative of the folk kilns of Kurashiki, a city with a deep history of folk art. This piece has been made since the time of the first-generation Ogawara Torakichi. The line-carved patterns, influenced by Okinawan pottery, give it a fun impression. It has been 76 years since the first-generation Ogawara Torakichi, who was also known as Japan's best potter's wheel user, built the kiln. It was loved as a kiln that embodied the spirit of folk art, but it will close in 2022. It still has many die-hard fans, and is one of the vessels that people want to cherish.

Size: Φ114 h65 mm (bowl) Φ92 h36 mm (lid)

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■ Hashima ware

The kiln was built in 1946 by Ogawara Torakichi, a long-time potter of Sakatsu ware in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture. Renowned as Japan's best potter on the potter's wheel, Torakichi, who remained a lifelong craftsman, created pottery that was trusted as an everyday item that fits into people's lives. Bernard Leach and Hamada Shoji, key figures in the Mingei movement, also visited the kiln, and Hashima ware developed under their influence. Even after Torakichi's death, the kiln has inherited his spirit and has been loved by people for 76 years, but will close in November 2022, much to everyone's regret.