Kinkazan pottery 金華山焼 – Dictionary of Japanese Potters

Kinkazan ware has a long history, as earthenware made by Kato Kagemasa (3rd generation Fujishiro), the potter from Seto, around the Einin era (1293 – 1299) serves as its origin.There are two theories regarding the origin of its name. The first states that this earthenware is made using soil from Mount Kinka in Gifu Prefecture, while the other states that the color of the glaze after it has been fired is beautiful like a golden flower.After the years passed since then, Oda Nobunaga gathered potters from Seto during the Sengoku period and offered them patronage to create pottery at the

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