Shussaigama / Shussaigama

Founded in 1947 in Hikawa-cho, Shimane Prefecture. By seeking guidance from the founders of the Mingei movement, such as Soetsu Yanagi, Shoji Hamada, Bernard Leach, and Kanjiro Kawai, we learned the value of ``healthy beauty'' and ``the beauty that resides in sincere objects,'' which are the teachings of Mingei. To this day, we continue to create pottery for daily life based on this idea. We do not have a kiln owner, and all processes, from preparing the soil to making pottery, are carried out collaboratively. This practical pottery is characterized by its use of locally sourced materials, including the clay, glaze, and firewood used to fire the kiln.