Craft · No. 87
No. 87陶磁器
Shodai Ware
小代焼
shodai ware · 熊本県
Shodai Ware is a rustic earthenware tradition from northern Kumamoto Prefecture, celebrated for its thick, unpretentious forms and the dynamic, flowing glaze effects achieved with straw-ash and wood-ash glazes.
- Origin
- 熊本県
- Category
- 陶磁器
- Materials
- Pottery clay · 灰 · Iron
- Designation
- Nat'l Traditional Craft
No. IHistory
Shodai Ware traces its origins to the early Edo period, when potters working under the patronage of the Higo Hosokawa clan established kilns in what i…
No. IIMaterials
The primary clay is an iron-rich stoneware clay sourced from northern Kumamoto Prefecture, which fires to warm earthy tones. Glazes are compounded fro…
No. IIITechniques
Shodai Ware is primarily wheel-thrown, with potters deliberately leaving thick walls and generous, unhurried forms. After drying, pieces are bisque-fi…
No. IVClimate
Northern Kumamoto's warm, humid climate supports dense forests that have long supplied the high-quality firewood and wood ash essential to Shodai Ware…
