Translations:Akahada ware/2/en
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History
The origins of Akahada ware date back to the late Azuchi–Momoyama period (late 16th century). Around 1585, Toyotomi Hidenaga, the younger brother of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and lord of Koriyama Castle, encouraged pottery production using clay from Mount Akahada near Nara. During the early Edo period, Akahada became one of the “Seven Kilns of Enshū”, a group of pottery traditions favored by Kobori Enshū, whose aesthetic ideals deeply influenced Japanese tea ceramics.
