1868-1953
male
hagi pottery
The Potter’s title is Miwa Setusdo. Born in Hagi, Yamaguchi prefecture, as the 9th generation of the Miwa family who have been engaged in Hagi-ware production for the former Hagi clan for many generations. He is also known for being the father of the 10th generation Kyusetsu (Kyuwa) and 11th generation (Jusetsu), who both became living national treasures. Produced traditional Hagi-ware faithfully including tastefully constructed tea-ware, which was known under the name Kyusetsu well into the early Showa period until he retired in 1945, after which it was produced under the new name Setsudo.
