"Tama nagashi", Vase with flowing brown glaze, Black Satsuma Ware

The glazes used to make black Satsuma ware were limited to black, brown and soba-coloured glaze with a tint of green up to the post-war period. In recent years, however, many creative ideas for vessels using vibrant colour glazes have begun appearing. Sprayed glaze raised to represent the Senpiro Waterfall in Yakushima.