Pottery from Okayama Prefecture
In 1869, Okamoto Suekichi, who was a powerful figure in Sakazu, Kurashiki City, invited potters from all over the country to the kiln he had set up, to produce things like receptacles for daily use, tableware and sake cups.
From the latter half of the Meiji era to the Taisho era, it flourished tremendously at its base in the Chugoku region, and in the Showa era, under the guidance of potters from pro-folk art groups such as Hamada Shoji and Bernard Leach, it developed into a folk art kiln, and continues to this day.
