Shinshu ware is pottery that has been passed down in Kamagaya City, Chiba Prefecture. It has been designated as the prefecture’s Traditional Craft. Shinshu ware originated in the Taisho period (around 1918?), by a potter called Hamada Keizan in Onigoe, Ishikawa City. He was inspired by old Chinese pottery called Keiketsu ware.
Mitsuhashi Eisaku (1929-2008), the second generation of Shinshu Kiln. He succeeded Hamada Keizan and developed Shinshu ware, but the kiln was closed due to the lack of a successor after the death of Mitsuhashi Eisaku.
After the death of Eisaku Mitsuhashi, the kiln was closed due to the lack of a successor, and there is no production at present.
