1781 (or 1799)-1856
male
ohi pottery
Born as the eldest son of Chozaemon the 4th (Doan), he studied his father’s techniques and inherited the family business as Chozaemon the 5th in 1824.
Patronized by the 13th Lord of the Kaga domain Maeda Narinaga, he presented the Opuku Tea Bowl to the court as is customary, and in 1850 demonstrated his skills in front of the 11th Tokugawa shogun, Tokugawa Ienari, at his main residence in Edo, maintaining his family’s legacy.
Additionally, he was particularly good at making black tea bowls which use cut-out decorations and molds, and was said to be only second to the founder in skill among the Chozaemon.
