Black tea bowl

Ceramics fired in Kyoto is known as Kyo-yaki (Kyoto ware). The first time this word was recorded was in the year 1605. It appeared in the journal of Sotan Kamiya (1551-1635), a merchant from Hakata in Kyushu, where he noted "Katatsuki: Kyo-yaki" as being used at a tea ceremony. This is considered to have highly likely been a raku ware tea container. Hon’ami Koetsu (1558-1637) and generations of potters of the Raku Family have continued firing raku tea wares.