Bizen

Bizen

The Traditional Beauty of Earth & Fire: Bizen Ware Bizen Ware: Characteristics Bizen Ware is counted along with Seto, Tokoname, Tanba, Shigaraki and Echizen as representing the Six Old Kilns of Japan’s Middle Ages. The history behind Bizen Ware is…

Bizen – Potter

Kaneshige Toyo (1896 – 1967) Toyo Kaneshige was born in Inbe, Bizen City, and became a National Living Treasure in 1956. He became a potter through his father, Baiyo Kaneshige. Pursuing the beauty of Old Bizen with added research and…