Works by Seiji Yamada, a master craftsman representing Mino
Diameter 5cm
Height 5cm
Base diameter 3.4cm
Seiji Yamada's grilled Shino has the aroma of Mino's mountains.
It is a place surrounded by Tajimi City, Gifu Prefecture, which is rich in nature, and there are many remains of kilns that fired Shino, Oribe, and Kiseto during the Momoyama period in the area.
Seji builds a semi-underground kiln similar to those of the Momoyama period on the site, kneads moxa clay from the mountains of Mino, and bakes it in a blazing hot kiln for four days and nights.
In this way, in Seiko's hands, the lumps of clay are reborn into beautiful jade objects such as Shino and Kiseto.
Kiseto is a pale yellow ash-glazed pottery that is a descendant of Ko-Seto, which was fired in Mino kilns (Tono region, Gifu prefecture). Oriental pottery has developed using ash glaze as the basis of high-temperature glaze, so Kiseto can be said to be a natural form of pottery created in the flow of pottery.