?-1902
male
koto porcelain
A potter from Shimizuzaka, Kyoto, he was invited to make Koto ware for the Hikone Domain’s garden wares in 1856 due to his high skill level, and he took the name Tokube.
He received high praise amongst the Koto ware potters, beside Terao Ichishiro (who was the head craftsman of Koto ware and was invited from Seto). However, he left his position and returned to Kyoto in 1860, where he began working at the Mikiyama Denshichi Factory during the Meiji Era.
Even before he was invited by the Hikone Domain, he held a good reputation for creating dyed teapots, and it is said that he crafted a teapot for Miura Chikusen I in his later years.
