This type of earthenware was created by Reizan, a monk in Nanzenji Temple in Higashiyama, Kyoto, around the beginning of the Meiji era during his free time in the kiln he started in this temple. He left both the circular Reizan mark and Nanzenji mark on his vessels. Although the establishment of his style is unclear because there are few of his works that exist today due to his short production period, but there are a relatively high number of items with green Ryoku-yu glazes on the outside and transparent Tomei-yu glazes on the inside.
In addition, since there were 20 amateur kilns near Nanzenji at the time, works produced from these kiln can also be called “Nanzenji ware” as a generic name.
