"Dainippon Tōgyō Hyaku-ketsujin-mei" (Outstanding People in the Ceramic Industry of Great Japan) in Toki Shoho

The name “Kasama-yaki” became widely known during the Meiji period. The china dealer Tanaka Tomosaburō (1829-1913) of Mino (Gifu Prefecture) relocated to Kasama, and received the Sekine Genzō Kiln—one of the Shihō-kama kilns—in 1869, with which he began producing and selling teapots and mortars under the name “Kasama-yaki”. He made efforts to expand the market and Kasama ware would become widely known, especially in the Kantō region. Besides being well known as a potter in the Meiji period, Tanaka Tomosaburō is also among the “Dainippon Tōgyō Hyaku-ketsujin-mei" (Outstanding People in the Ceramic Industry of Great Japan) listed in Tōki Shōhō, a pottery business bulletin.