TYPES OF TEA CUPS

 Yunomi- cup for daily use (often come in sets called Meoto yunomi or couple cups where one is smaller than the other)

Kumidashi - usually come in 6cm x 10cm tea cups, often used for serving tea to guests outside of the tea room prior to the formal tea ceremony, usually sold in sets of five.  Often used for daily use. 

Sencha cups, usually come in a set of five cups with a small pot with out a handle (hōhin). Sencha is a higher grade of tea and usually stronger. 

Nodate tea bowl- picnic tea ceremony bowl, smaller than regular tea bowls, for use in outdoor settings

Matcha chawan- tea bowl for tea ceremony/ serving matcha

Tsutsu gata chawan- winter tea bowl

Hira or natsu chawan- summer tea bowl

MATSUURA KARATSU YAKI (松浦唐津焼)-Ceramics of Imari, Saga Prefecture

 * This still needs additional research 

Known kilns: 

Imadake Gama 今岳窯

Meizan or Bizan gama 眉山窯　(kiln closed)

 

HANNO YAKI 飯能焼-Ceramics of Saitama Prefecture

 Hanno Yaki has a long history but during the Meiji period with the popularity of porcelain the kiln died died out. It was revived in the mid 20thC. 

ISHIGAKI YAKI-(石垣焼)-Pottery of Okinawa Prefecture

Okinawa Prefecture includes many islands besides the main Island of Okinawa. In the Yaeyama chain there is the Island of Ishigaki.

八重山窯 

The older wares were more earthy, but the modern kilns seem to be producing tenmoku and blue sea glazed. 

Ishigaki Kamamoto

http://www.ishigaki-blue.com/

MIZUTA YAKI ( 水田焼)-Ceramics of Fukuoka Prefecture

The local pottery of Chikugo city, Fukuoka Prefecture. Kōyō (光窯)

 https://www.crossroadfukuoka.jp/spot/10410

https://potter-guide.com/hongu20222021/

ASAMA YAKI (浅間焼)- Ceramics of Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture

 

SAKURAJIMA YAKI-Ceramics of Kagoshima Prefecture

 Sakura Yaki is ceramics made on the volcanic island near Kagoshima. The Ougaku kiln is completely run by women which is somewhat unusual in Japan. 

https://www.ougaku.com/kamamoto/ogakutogei/

IBUSUKI YAKI (指宿焼)-Ceramics of Kagoshima Prefecture

 Ibusuki Yaki is a form of Satsuma Yaki, mainly Kuro Satsuma made in the hot spring town of Ibusuki in Kagoshima Prefecture. There appear to be only a couple of  kilns: Chotaro gama長太郎窯, and  Ginsho gama 吟松窯, 

Photo used with permission of owner 

Ariyama Chōtarõ
有山長太郎

HOSHINO YAKI- ceramics of Yame, Fukuoka Prefecture

 

ONKO YAKI (温故焼)—Ceramics of Gifu Prefecture

 

清水温故 Shimizu Onko

This style of pottery originated in 1819. 

Pottery produced in Ogaki City, Gifu Prefecture. It is said that it was founded by the Shimizu Heishichi at the end of the Edo period, and it is usually reddish brown and similar to Banko ware without glaze. (Okachiyama ware).

thank you to CJWu for permission to use his picture