It is pottery from Settsu Province (Osaka Prefecture) Shimamoto Aza Village, Mishima District Sakuraisato. It is also known as Samurai Yoiyama-ware or Kusunokiko-ware.
In 1782, a person called Shimizu Kanzo learned pottery from the first generation Dohachi in Kyoto and opened a kiln. From then until 1912, pottery spanning four generations had been produced.
It is said that the first Kanzo came from the lineage of the Shukujin Kusunokiko family, and was set on becoming a potter in order to honor the history. Around the second generation Mokuzaemon, he invited Ogata Shuhei and Okada Kyuta from Kyoto, and left behind excellent work centering on authentic tea implements that were also given the name Samurai Yoiyama-ware.
Later, around the third generation Tajuro, and fourth generation Masutaro, he sold new work named Kusunokiko-ware on the subject of Kusunoki taking leave of his son. However, because it coincided with the turbulent time of the Meiji Restoration, it gradually fell into decline.
