Chin Jukan Ⅻ (1835-1906), White Satsuma Ware

With the collapse of the shogunate system, official kilns became privatized and Satsuma nishikide that was once restricted only for official production and use was now available to everyone. It became a ceramic ware that could be made and owned by anyone. During this era of privatization it was 12th-generation Chin Jukan who took lead in the production of Satsuma nishikide, by establishing a pottery factory (the Chin Jukan Kiln today) at Mt. Gyokō in 1875, taking in potters who had lost protection from the feudal clan.