1750-1829
male
kosobe pottery
After training in ceramics in Kyoto, the 1st generation Shinpei moved to Kosobe in Settsu Province (Kosobe, Takatsuki, Osaka) around 1790 and started the Kosobe ware kiln, which was a branch of Kyo ware. This family business was handed down from generation to generation, and during the time of the 2nd generation Shinpei (Tenpo era), effort started to also be put into copies of various kilns, including Takatori ware, Korai ware, Shigaraki ware, and Nanban ware. The 3rd generation Shinpei frequently made copies of Kiyomizu Rokubey, who was a skilled artisan in Kyoto, and established representative techniques of Kosobe ware, such as Mishimade and Egorai. As a result, he was considered to have restored Kosobe ware, and this kiln continued to create works until around the 5th generation in the late Meiji era.
