Inkyuuzan ware was mentioned under the name of Kunoji ware in the Inaba Mindanki book, which was published in 1688.
In the mid-18th century, Kiyomizu Rokubei was invited from Kyoto to Yazu District, Tottori Prefecture, and the kiln was built. The kiln was later supported by Tottori’s Ikeda Domain and became one of their domain kilns. In the Bunka period, the Shigaraki potters, Kansuke and his son, Kanzo, implemented Shigaraki and era-specific techniques.
After that, their business declined rapidly from the Meiji period. In 1925, the kiln was reformed and their business expanded greatly.
They made many products including tea utensils, flower vases, and cake boxes.
They used slightly-red mud as their material.
The seven climbing kilns that have existed since the Edo period still exist in good shape in the Ashizawa family.
