Tamamizu pottery 玉水焼

It is pottery originated by Ichigen who was the illegitimate child of the fourth generation Raku, Ichinyu, and is called Tamamizu-ware because the kiln was opened in Tamamizu, Minamiyamashiro.After the death of the first Yahei (Ichigen), it continued with the second generation Yahei (Nindosai), the third generation Yahei (Kansai), and the fourth generation Yahei (Rakuo) (it is unknown in what generation it was finally abandoned). It is said that all of them were masters of Raku-ware, and even within ‘wakigama’ where there is a number of Raku-ware, they became associated with being the most well-known.It was common for works of