Zansetsu 残雪

Zansetsu, which means lingering snow,  is beautiful glazed Mino ware. It resembles the last patches of snow on the ground as spring approaches. The rusty red, the black and white drizzles bring to life the sense that spring is indeed on its way after a cold dark winter.

Although I have not seen this exact tea bowl labeled with the potter's name, I have seen many others who label this MARK as the work of Mino Potter Kato Eichi (加藤英一) however it is made by Marusho 丸正. This is a large kiln, Marusho Kato Ceramics Co., Ltd. , rather than a specific potter. It appears they make “practice” tea bowls for those learning the tea ceremony. 

SETO YAKI (瀬戸焼き)-Ceramics of Aichi Prefecture

Seto Akazu Yaki Kensui by Kato Rokubei

Seto-yaki is the pottery of Seto, Aichi Prefecture.  It is sometimes overlaps with Mino-yaki as the whole area is producing pottery. It is probably the most common pottery in Japan, especially for everyday tableware. 

Contemporary Seto Yaki potters

https://seto-tougeikyoukai.jp/artists

Akazu Kilns:

https://www.akazuyaki.com/

SETO-AKAZU YAKI    

Ki-Seto cup  and saucer by Suzuki Bakusen (鈴木麦仙) of Haruhi Gama (春日窯)

                                      

                        

                   












http://www.aitohko.com/k_list/7035.pdf

Seto-Akazu Yaki Hakusen/hakuzen gama mark 白泉

Hakusen Gama 

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SETO AKAZU YAKI KATO SAKUSUKE

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=B7ItelIcLQ8&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR3Vu3VxWqz2_kS7Oq1Zk3DH5cn6RitDhBSwxX_qMEQx5dSIYZE3tgIH78E

Seto Akazu Yaki

Seto Akazu Yaki Umemura Seihō

                                               

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This is an Oribe Hira Mizusashi (平水指) by Gensui Gama (源水窯) which is Akazu Yaki of Seto. 

It is missing its lacquer lid. It measures 25.5 cm in diameter and is 11cm tall.

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Kawamura Sekizan b. 1938 in Seto

Seto Akazu Yaki

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AITOU (愛陶)

Modern Seto ware. This mark reads Aitou (愛陶)  

Another Aitou mark found in bone script

                         

                           

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ASUKA GAMA (飛鳥窯) 

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  KATO GOTO (加藤五陶)

 This is a tea bowl in Oribe style.

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AZEKURA (藍染蔵 or あぜくら)

This company sells blue and white Japanese style dinnerware. The most common is the arabesque design (karakusa or tako karakusa). They like to revive old styles for modern tables. 

The Seto region produces so much pottery that the Japanese often refer to everyday dishes as Seto-mono or things from Seto.

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BAKUZAN-GAMA (麦山窯)

The Bakuzan mark is the Kanji for wheat and mountain.

                                             

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

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IZUMI-GAMA (泉窯)
Kato Tozan 加藤藤山

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TERADA BIZAN 寺田美山

https://www.teradabizan.com/

TOZABUROU GAMA (加藤 唐三郎 窯 )

Ki-Seto Chawan

    Kato Touzaburou MARK

http://seto-tougeikyoukai.jp/member/kato-tozaburo

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SHOZAN GAMA (松山窯)

        This is a mini covered dish in the Oribe style

      

  Shozan MARK (松山 )

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TOKAI CHINA

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 I keep coming across a Seto mark that interested me. I began some research on it and have made some progress. 

The one on the left is most likely read Asahi Gama (旭窯). This mark is associated with potter Shunji Hayashi (林春治).  

In 1979 Mr. Hayashi opened a new kiln called Tsubaki Gama (椿窯, mark on the right). Because of multiple readings for the same Kanji character I am not 100% sure of the reading of the potters given name.  I will update as I confirm this. His specialty is with blue and white sometsuke porcelain. 

                Yamahiro Toen (山弘陶苑)

                Seto City, Aichi Prefecture

                        Est. 1970

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KATO SHUBEI

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                                Terada Minoru

                                                                   Makoto Yamaguchi