The Seto and Mino areas thrived as one of the nation's major kiln centers since ancient times, and still do. The pottery-making center in the region was Seto during the Kamakura period(1186-1338), but shifted to the Mino area in the Muromachi period(1339-1574), and during the Momoyama period (1575-1614)Shino, Ki-seto, and Oribe ware grew vigorous. Seto experienced a revival later.
In the late Edo period, in 1822, porcelain techniques were introduced to the region from Arita (Kyushu). Since the late nineteenth century, local potters began actively adopting materials and techniques from Europe, boosting pottery industry in the region. Working against the backdrop of these developments are many artists making both pottery and porcelain wares. Some are active outside the region, using Oribe and other techniques originally developed there.
33. Hasegawa Junko
White plates (three-piece set)
34. Hasegawa Junko
White bowl
35. Hori Toshiro
Iron-glazed jar
36. Hori Toshrio
Iron-glazed jar
37. Ito Hidehito
Bowls (set of four)
38. Ito Hidehito
Oribe bowl
39. Kawakami Tomoko
Vase
40. Kawakami Tomoko
Vases (three-piece set)
41. Kurosawa Yuichi
Laege ash-glazed jar
42. Kurosawa Yuichi
Large Oribe bowl
43. Nagae Shigekazu
Bent shape (1/4 circle・3)
44. Nagae Shigekazu
Glazed vessel built of thin layers
45. Sakai Hiroshi
Bluish Shino vase
46. Sakai Hiroshi
Bluish Shiro jar
47. Shibata Mariko
Still Life
48. Shibata Mariko
Still Life
49. Shibata Masamitsu
Blue and pop bowl
50. Shibata Masamitsu
Triangular blue and pop plates
