http://sakazuyaki.jp/rekishi.html
Partial Google translation from the link above
■ History of Sakazu ware kiln ■
Sakazu, Kurashiki City, where the kiln and workshop of Sakazu ware is located, is a 10-minute drive from Kurashiki Station. Sakazu is a water source in Kurashiki City, and there is a Sakazu-yaki kiln on the banks of Sakazu Park, which is famous for its cherry blossoms.
The first Sueyoshi Okamoto (No. Ceramics) opened a kiln in Enomachi at the foot of Mt. Tsurugata in 1869 (Meiji 2). It is a thing.
In 1876 (Meiji 9), he heard that there was good quality pottery clay in Sakazu and moved the kiln to Sakazu. Was named "Kabutoyaki" and used a helmet-shaped stamp. After that, Kabuto-yaki was changed to Kabuto kiln, and the kiln mark was changed to "Kabuto" or "Nishiyama" after the kiln at the foot of Nishiyama, which was built later. Eventually, it came to be called Sakazu-yaki by the place name. Since the first year of the Showa era, the kiln mark of "Sakazu" or "Sakatsu" has been stamped.
