Akahada ware (Akahada-yaki) is a type of Japanese pottery traditionally from Nara Prefecture focused on primarily Tea Ceremony ware. 

 

Starting in 1585 Akahada ware was created by several kilns and became a favorite of Korobi Enshū. There was a serious decline due to the political changes in the mid 18th century, causing the kilns to be moved around and changed.

 

In 1785 the feudal lord in Koriyama castle in Nara Yanagisawa Yasumitsu, asked two potters named Inosuke and Jihee to revitalize the kilns. The kilns were eventually moved to Koriyama and had a central, eastern, and western kiln. The central kiln was run by Okuda Mokuhaku. The western kiln was run by the two potters Sobei and Shijiro After 1785 the kilns had the patronage of the daimyo of Koriyama castle where they remain in production today.

 

The clay is milky white, sometimes with a hint of red, with clear glaze. The most common form is tea wares such as cups, jars, and bowls. A common defining feature is Nara-e drawings painted onto the surface under the glaze featuring scenes from fairy tales, noh songs, and other similar sources.

 

Currently, there are six Akahada ware kilns operating in Nara today. The eight-generation Furuse kiln, the fourth-generation Oshiro Akiyama kiln, another Oshiro kiln, the ninth-generation Oshiro Sheijin kiln, the fourth-generation Ogawa kiln, and the eight-generation Onishi kiln.

After learning how to make clay paste and glaze liquid at Kyoto’s Pottery Research Studio, he learned under his predecessor, Niraku the 2nd.
In 1955, he took over as Niraku the 3rd and has since made wares using traditional techniques like Nara illustrations, basket carving, and ash glaze.


 

He has won the Mayor’s Award at the Nara Prefecture Exhibition, and was a judge at the Nara Municipal Art Festival, is a member of the Nara Crafts Association as well as the Arts Association, and Chairman of the Nara Flower Arrangement Association, contributing to Nara’s cultural development. He received the title of Person of Cultural Merit from Yamatokoriyama city for his contributions.

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