There is an old Japanese saying when referring to the best pottery for the tea ceremony: "Ichi-raku, Ni-Hagi, San-Karatsu". First is raku, second Hagi and third Karatsu.
I learned from a friend that rough Hagi clay is called Oni- Hagi (鬼萩) and smooth is called Hime-Hagi (姫萩). Some of each are shown here.
Why the notched foot?
https://www.hagiyaki-kaikan.com/stories/高台の切り込みは何のため？/
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Generic Hagi Marks
上手 急須 土瓶 Uwate kyusu dobin
萩燒 (燒 is an alternate form for yaki 焼, meaning to bake or for pottery to fire)
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CHIN SHU GAMA (椿秀窯)
AKA Shutōen kiln ( Master potter Sho Keiichirō)
Link: http://www.hagiyaki.co.jp/kaisha.html
This mottled look is called Gohonde which is a popular style in HAGI ware.
HAGIDONO GAMA (萩殿窯)
TENPOZAN ZO 天鵬山造
*Hara Shoun MARK
UNMARKED
HAGI RYUZAN (萩竜山)
TENPOZAN ZO 天鵬山造
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| Tenpozan Kiln |
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Vase-Tenpozan
 The master potter is Hirose Tanga.   **********************************************************  JYOZAN-GAMA |
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Hagi tea cup probably Jouzan-gama mark
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| Box marked Shouraian, Jyozan Zo Cups marked Jyozan |
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| Jozan-gama meoto "couple" teacup By Jyozan 城山 Jyozan kiln has many potters and support employees. The head of the kiln is Kaneko Nobuhiro |
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Marked Kasen 華扇
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SHOU-UN
*Hagi Yaki tea bowl by Shoun (祥雲)
*Hara Shoun MARK
Mr. Hara was born in Izumo, made Hagi and Izumo wares, later went to Kyoto, studied Korean pottery. He built a kiln in Uji, Kyoto named Seiwa Gama. Later wares carry the Seiwa Mark (清和).
Here is a box from the same tea bowl. It states Hagi Yaki made by Shoun.
UNMARKED
Okada Yu
坂髙麗左衛門
Mukuhara Kashun
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| Son of Nōtomi Choun |
