Hagi-yaki
PotteryChugoku
National Traditional Craft
Price range
¥2,000 ~ ¥200,000
Soft-toned tea ware from Yamaguchi that develops character with use over time.
Hagi-yaki is a soft, porous pottery from Yamaguchi Prefecture, prized in Japanese tea ceremony for its subtle beauty and the way it transforms with use — a phenomenon called "hagi no nanabake" (the seven changes of Hagi). Founded by Korean potters in the early 1600s, its warm, pastel-toned glazes and deliberately understated forms embody the wabi-sabi aesthetic. Tea masters cherish how the glaze gradually stains and deepens over years of use.
Materials
Hagi clay, straw ash glaze
Techniques
Wheel throwing, high shrinkage firing