This type of earthenware was made in Takamatsu in Sanuki Province during the Tenpo era (1830 – 1844) in the late-Edo period.
It was started by Akamatsu Itaro, the son of Akamatsu Rosen, the potter from Takamatsu, and it came to be known as Tohin ware from the name that he gave himself.
He created many Aka-raku ware tea sets were made using the soil from the site of the Battle of Yashima during the Genpei War and received protection from the domain to produce works commissioned by them. However, the name of the style changed to Yashima ware (a different kiln from the Yashima ware by Mitani Rinzo), as he produced souvenirs, and the kiln lasted until the 3rd generation in the Taisho era.
