Also known as Asahikawa pottery. It is said to have originated around the Shotoku era (1711-15) and is Oniwa-ware of the Ikeda clan in Bizen Province.
Works which center around Bizen color painting remain, but the works made by the feudal lords themselves retain a Raku-ware-style. Among them, the third feudal lord Ikeda Tsugumasa’s (1702-1767) work is said to be particularly excellent.
Also, it was called Asahikawa-ware as well, based on the Asahi River flowing through Korakuen, and continued until the end of the Edo period. However, it was discontinued due to the repair work of Asahi River’s bank during the Tenpo era (1830-44), and then revived by Tanaka Haseki in the latter period of the Meiji era.
