Asahi (kiln) - Asahi

...Seven kilns that are said to have been supervised by the feudal tea master Kobori Enshu in the early Edo period and to have produced his favorite tea utensils. The Seven Enshu Kilns seem to have been known from the late Edo period, and in "Thoughts on Ceramics" published in 1854 (Ansei 1), the kilns of Shidoro, Agano, Asahi, Zeze, Takatori, Kosobe, and Akahada are listed as kilns of provincial ware excluding Seto. However, Asahi, Kosobe, and Akahada are kilns that were established after Enshu's period of activity. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Asahi (kiln)" is listed below.

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…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。…

※「朝日（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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