Chawan Hagi Ware by Artist: Kanzan Shinjo

HAGI WARE

Hagi-yaki (萩焼), or Hagi ware, is a regional style of Japanese ceramics that comes from the area around the town of Hagi in Yamaguchi Prefecture, for which it is named. Since its development over 400 years ago, Hagi-yaki remains highly valued within the traditional aesthetics of practically all tea ceremony schools, with some of the oldest Hagi-yaki pieces declared National Treasures of Japan. While it is most well known for its production of teaware and tea ceremony utensils, Hagi potters also produce tableware and sakeware for daily use, and more recently, sculptural art.

ARTIST

Shinjo Sueemon (Kanzan): (-1968).

Shinjo Kanzan, 13th generation potter of the Fukagawa Kiln. Father of Sadatsugu Shinjo (14th generation), winner of multiple national awards.