Shodai ware/Shodai ware

Shodai ware is a type of pottery representative of Kumamoto Prefecture that began about 400 years ago. Its techniques and methods are influenced by Korean ceramics. The deep beauty of the glaze and the free-spirited flowing patterns give it a simple flavor, and it lives on in everyday life as tableware for everyday use, and its powerful style is also loved as tea pottery. Shodai ware, characterized by a glaze that blends white over a deep indigo and blue base, is highly regarded as a work of art.