Yamato Sakutaro 1st 初代大和松禄 – Dictionary of Japanese Potters

1855-1921malehagi potteryYamato Sakutaro, also known as Shoroku the 1st, was born in 1855 and served as the head of the Todaiji Kiln from 1881 to 1887. His career as a potter was probably influenced by his father Yagoro, who was a potter at the Senryuzan Kiln as well as a kimono merchant, the family business.In 1887, Sakutaro opened the Hagi-Matsumoto-Shoroku Kiln in Matsumoto, but it was discontinued three years later. In 1889, he was invited to become the head of the Yamaguchi Pottery Company run by Bandai Hikoshichi, and the whole family moved to Yamaguchi.He continued to produce Hagi ware

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