Takatori pottery

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Takatori bowl (former exhibit at the Paris Exposition of 1878 , now in the Walters Art Museum , Baltimore )

As Takatori ware ( Jap. 高取焼 , Takatori-yaki ) refers to one in the Japanese Fukuoka prefecture ceramic produced.

The roots of this ceramics go back to the last years of the 16th century, when the Japanese feudal lord ( daimyō ) Kuroda Yoshitaka and his son Nagamasa attacked the Korean ceramicist Palsan ( 八 ) during the invasion of Korea under Toyotomi Hideyoshi (see Imjin War ) 山 ) became aware, settled him and his family in the province of Chikuzen at the foot of Mount Takatori ( 鷹 取 山 ) and assigned him the Japanese name Takatori Hachizō ( 高 取 八 蔵 ). The tea master Kobori Enshū (1579–1647), who enjoyed the tea bowls very much, contributed significantly to the further development of the shapes and glazes as well as to the spread of the name.

In the course of multiple relocations during the 17th and 18th centuries, a number of workshops were split up. With the collapse of Tokugawa rule and the abolition of feudal domains (1871), the ceramists lost the protection of the Kuroda house, which is why many gave up their profession. In the 20th century, other workshops took up Takatori-style production. During the 1950s, descendants of the Takatori family also helped revive the tradition.

The best known today are the Takatori ceramics made in Fukuoka (Miraku workshop) and Tsuzumi Koishiwara (Sōke workshop).

literature

  • Andrew L. Maske: Potters and Patrons in Edo Period Japan: Takatori Ware and the Kuroda Domain . Ashgate, 2011.
  • Takatori Seizan: Takatori-ke monjo . (Documents from the Takatori family). Tōkyō: Yūzankaku shuppan, 1979 ( 高 取 静 山 『高 取 家 家 文書』 雄 山 閣 出版 ).

Remarks

  1. ↑ Genealogy and sequence of workshops (Japan.) ( Memento of the original from June 15, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.takatoriyakisouke.com
  2. ↑ Many Korean ceramists were forcibly brought to Japan during the campaign. Since Palsan moved with his family, this was probably of his own accord.

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