Craft · No. 76
No. 76陶磁器
Iwami Ware
石見焼
iwami ware · 島根県
Iwami Ware is a robust stoneware tradition from the Iwami region in western Shimane Prefecture. Prized for its exceptional durability and dense, hard body, it is especially known for large storage vessels such as crocks and jars used in everyday life.
- Origin
- 島根県
- Category
- 陶磁器
- Materials
- Pottery clay · 長石 · 灰
- Designation
- Nat'l Traditional Craft
No. IHistory
The origins of Iwami Ware date to around the mid-Edo period, when the Iwami region of western Shimane Prefecture — blessed with high-quality stoneware…
No. IIMaterials
Iwami Ware relies primarily on high-grade stoneware clays — including kibushi clay and gairome clay — sourced from the western Shimane region. These c…
No. IIITechniques
Iwami Ware is distinguished by the combination of wheel-throwing for smaller forms and coil-building with a paddling technique — known as tataki — for…
No. IVClimate
The Iwami region faces the Sea of Japan and experiences a San'in-type climate with heavy rainfall and snowfall in winter. This wet, humid environment…
