Onishi family

...A kettle maker in the early Edo period. He was the second generation of the Onishi family and the younger brother of the first generation Jorin (one theory says they were related). He was commonly known as Gorozaemon.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Onishi family" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…江戸初期の釜師。大西家の2世で，初世浄林の弟(一説に親族関係)。通称五郎左衛門。…

※「大西家」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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