1936 –
male
raku pottery
Kawasaki Waraku is presently the seventh-generation head of a pottery in Kyoto that specializes in Raku ware tea bowls.
The pottery began during the Bunsei era (1818 to 1830), when founder Shichizaemon, who ran a tea house in front of Yasaka Shrine called “Tanzaku Sakura,“ began making unglazed pottery in addition to running his tea house. The pottery switched to making Raku ware from the second generation, and has continued making tea bowls in the Raku ware style ever since. The pottery has also been graced with the honor of being able to present its work to the imperial household.
Waraku received his artist name from Togo Heihachiro when he visited the pottery in 1918. Since then, the name “Waraku” has also been used as the pottery’s name.
