Molds, Mt. Akahada motogama

Okuda Mokuhaku, known as the reviver of the Akahada ware tradition, was active at this kiln from the late Edo through the early Meiji periods. The site still houses a variety of tools left from the end of the Edo period, including the ceramic molds which Okuda created. The designs used in these molds are used in contemporary ceramics today.