Iga pottery*igasan* was established in the Tenno period (1573-91). It functioned as a kiln for making tea utensils in the Iga city, Mie prefecture (old Ayan Town). It employed traditional techniques to create high-quality works with watermarks and flower marks. The watermark on this piece has a three-sided base and uneven ears on the neck. The shaping is grand and expressive.
伊賀焼*いが*は天正年間(1573~91)に信楽焼を母に茶道具専焼の窯として三重県伊賀市(旧阿山*あやま*町)に開窯。伝統の焼締技法で水指・花入に優品を作った。この水指も底を三方からたわめ、頸部に左右非対称の耳を貼り付ける。豪快な作為に富む造形である。
View the original at Japan Search →A craft cannot call itself traditional by taste or reputation. Article 2 sets five conditions, all of which must hold: it is used mainly in daily life, the main part of its making is by hand, it is made by traditional techniques, it is made chiefly from materials traditionally used, and a not-small number of people in a defined area still make it. The designation names the techniques, the materials and the region.
The cool part. Two conditions do quiet work. The first is daily use, so a technique kept alive only for display does not qualify. The fifth is the number of makers: the law will not protect a single surviving genius, because one person is a biography and not an industry. And because the region is written into the designation, the craft is legally attached to a place and cannot move.
Verify at e-Gov 法令検索 →Use it Take the ratio, not the picture. It sets a page better than a grid does.
Description source: museum curator text, translated — not generated
