1851-1927
male
Overlapping with the new Meiji period, in the time when not only Ohi ware but tea pottery culture was in decline throughout the country, both the eldest and second eldest sons of the seventh generation Michitada (Chozaemon) did not pursue the family business and left the house, which caused Michitada’s cousin, Nara Rikichi, to enter the Ohi family and succeed the family name and estate.
After succeeding the name, he produced works thoroughly adhering to traditional pottery techniques while also adding his own originality. He overcame the tumultuous Meiji period and carried on to the prosperity of Ohi ware.
Also, he received the name: Shoto by Shoun, an old priest of Daitokuji Temple, and the name: Igensai by Master Ennosai, the 13th Head of the Urasenke tradition.
