This type of earthenware is from Kamakura during the Meiji era. Kato Tahei Keisho, the potter from Seto, started a kiln in Hase, Kamakura based on a recommendation by the novelist Hoshino Tenichi and began bringing porcelain clay from Seto, Kyoto the following year and started selling famous hand-formed handicrafts, such as pot-hooks with 3 monkeys, and tea sets, which he called Kamakura ware. In 1898, he had the honor of creating works in front of the crown prince (to become Emperor Taisho later).
After the 1st generation Keisho passed away in 1909, he left behind his stepson Jirokichi who sold works instead of creating them himself. As a result, this type of earthenware was only produced for 12 to 13 years and is extremely rare at present.
