1823-1889
male
isuzu pottery
His real name is Mokujiro. He trained thoroughly under the Tokoname ware potter Matsushita Sanko since he was a child and opened a Mayake kiln in Sakai, Tokoname in 1879.
Although he exclusively fired pots and jars at first, he gradually began to create tea sets for green tea and matcha tea. In particular, he became famous as a master of glazed water droppers.
Furthermore, under the guidance of Raku Kichizaemon (maybe 11th generation Keinyu) in Kyoto, he learned the techniques of Aka Raku and created Raku ware.
In addition, he was invited to make Isuzu (-gawa) ware in Ise and gave all of his effort as the central artisan of this style.
