Shodai ware
Edo Period, 18th Century
Iron Glaze and White Slip Pattern
Diameter 37.5 cm
Height 52.5 cm
Shodai ware (shodai-yaki) takes its name from Mt. Shodai (Arao City, Kumamoto Prefecture) where the indigenous clay has a rich iron content, perfect for sturdy pottery. Kilns in the area date back to the Nara (710 - 794 AD) and Heian (794 - 1192 AD) periods when there were about 100 Sueki kilns. During the "Pottery Wars" between 1592 - 1598 AD, Korean potters were captured, or willingly came, to Japan at the end of the 16th century and established various kilns under local daimyo rulers.
See Ceramics in Kyushu for more.
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