Pottery of Mino regionPottery production in Gifu is said to have started in the Heian period, and later, after Kamakura and Muromachi periods, it took shape as ”Mino-yaki”. |
Masterpiece named “Setoguro”We interviewed Kozo Kato who is famous as a ”Shino-yaki” artisan, yet he was designated as a Living National Treasure in 2010 for his technique called ”Setoguro”, which is a type of ”Mino-yaki”. ”Setoguro” is a technique which was created in the Momoyama period, but it became obsolete at one time. It was revived by the late Living National Treasure, Toyozo Arakawa, and was passed on to Kato. |
Many possibilities dwell in a bowlNakata studied Kato’s work very closely. Noticing that each piece, all baked in the same kiln, has different textures and colors, he uttered, ”It is so strange that a slight difference has such drastically different results.” Kato recommended pottery making to Nakata , saying ”Why don’t you take a little time to make one yourself?” ”I’ll be waiting for you to visit when we light the kiln.” Kato said. |
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- Potter Kozo Kato
- Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture