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Bottle with iron brown bamboo and plum design, Tobe ware

江戸中期

Kyoto Women's University, Lifestyle Design Laboratory

Kyoto Women's University, Lifestyle Design Laboratory
Kyōto-shi, Japan

The oldest records regarding the name “Tobe ware” (“Tobe yaki”) is found in the History of the Ôzu Domain (Ôzu hiroku) from 1740. It references specific ceramic bowls and dishes that were made in the Tobe area, and that ceramic shards similar to Karatsu ware from Kyūshū were excavated from the remains of an old kiln in the area.

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