Akahada Kiln - Akahadayo

...Seven kilns that are said to have been taught by the feudal tea master Kobori Enshu in the early Edo period and to have produced his favorite tea utensils. The Seven Enshu Kilns were first mentioned in the late Edo period, and in "Thoughts on Pottery" published in 1854 (Ansei 1), the kilns of Shidoro, Agano, Asahi, Zeze, Takatori, Kosobe, and Akahada are listed as kilns of the provinces excluding Seto. However, Asahi, Kosobe, and Akahada are kilns that were active after the Enshu period. On the other hand, in "Seto Pottery Origin" written by Matsudaira Fumai, the seven kilns of Takatori, Satsuma, Higo, Tamba, Zeze, Karatsu, and Bizen are listed as kilns of the provinces of the Enshu period, and these kilns were active during the Enshu period. ...

*Some of the terminology used in reference to Akahada Kiln is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…江戸初期の大名茶人小堀遠州が指導し，またその好みの茶具を焼いたとされる七つの窯。遠州七窯が説かれるようになるのは江戸時代後期かららしく，1854年(安政1)刊の《陶器考》では，瀬戸を除いた国焼に限り，志戸呂，上野（あがの），朝日，膳所（ぜぜ），高取，古曾部，赤膚の諸窯をあげている。しかし，朝日，古曾部，赤膚は遠州の活動期以後の窯である。他方，松平不昧が著した《瀬戸陶器濫觴（らんしよう）》では，遠州時代の国焼として高取，薩摩，肥後，丹波，膳所，唐津，備前の7窯をあげており，これらの窯は遠州時代に活動していた窯であった。…

※「赤膚窯」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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