Nishimura Sozen (Eiraku Zengoro 1st) 西村宗禅 (初代 永楽善五郎)

?-1558malekyo potteryGave himself the surname Nishimura because he lived in Nishinokyo Nishimura in Yamato province. At first, he was involved in delivering common equipment to Kasuga Shrine, which became his business, but this was recognized by Takeno Jo, tea-master at the time, for whom he made a clay stove, which is the foundation of the current clay stove known as the “Nara clay stove.” In his later years, he inherited the name Zengoro from the master of clay stoves Zengoro. ■View Ceramic Works■ Tags: edo period, kyo pottery, The Ten Craftsmen of Senke, zengoro family