Seto-yaki
PotteryChubu
National Traditional Craft
Price range
¥500 ~ ¥80,000
One of Japan's Six Ancient Kilns, producing ceramics for over 1,000 years in Aichi.
Seto-yaki, produced in Seto, Aichi Prefecture, is one of Japan's Six Ancient Kilns and has such a long history that the word "setomono" became a generic term for ceramics in Japan. Dating from the Kamakura period, Seto was one of the few kilns in medieval Japan to use glazes, producing ash-glazed and iron-glazed wares. Its tradition spans both stoneware and porcelain, and the city remains a thriving center of ceramic production and innovation.
Materials
Seto clay, ash glaze
Techniques
Wheel throwing, ash glazing