1928–?
male
hagi pottery
One of the loyalists of Hagi ware, making mainly tea wares such as tea bowls and water canteens at the Tamaso Kiln which makes Hagi ware.
He mainly holds individual exhibitions at galleries to present his work.
Oi Kasho’s work is often exhibited as Hagi ware, but it is actually Sano ware, fired in Sano, Hofu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. The clay used for Sano ware is the same as that used for Hagi ware, so there is no apparent difference in appearance.
Sano pottery
During the Edo period (1603-1867), about 70 potters were engaged in pottery in the Sano area. Sano Pottery was made using a unique method called “tataki,” or beating, and produced large jars called “aramono” and earthenware pots called “komamono,” which were mainly used in daily life.
During the Taisho Period (1912-1926), when Sano pottery production was at its peak, 120 farm households were engaged in farming while making pottery, and an association was formed. This cooperative prevented the traditional way of making pottery from spreading to other areas by agreeing not to hire people from other regions and not to open kilns outside of Sano.
The products made were transported by boat from the Saba River to markets inside and outside the prefecture. The products were sold along the coast of the Seto Inland Sea, in the western part of Shimane Prefecture, in the Kitakyushu area, and even as far away as the Korean Peninsula.
After World War II, however, pottery production declined as it was replaced by plastic and other products.
and the number of kilns also decreased.
