Seto ware

Potters drew inspiration from Chinese ceramics, including green celadon porcelains and dark brown tenmoku wares.

[5] Later, in the Muromachi period (1337–1573), Seto glazes were refined and the styles developed there spread to other areas in Japan such as modern Gifu Prefecture.

Later Seto works were given a brown iron glaze and fired at high temperatures to create glossy surfaces.

During the Kan'ei era (1624–44), the first daimyō of Owari Domain Tokugawa Yoshinao (1601–1650) had a kiln constructed at the corner of the Ofuke enceinte (Ofukemaru) of Nagoya Castle and invited potters from Seto to make pottery there.

The clay available in Seto is a high-quality kaolin and porcelain stone which turns white when fired and helps produce colored glazes.

Wide-Mouthed Storage Jar with Peony Vines. Kamakura period, 14th century. Important Cultural Property of Japan . Tokyo National Museum
Kiseto water jar, clay covered with glaze and iron-brown splashes and black lacquer cover, Momoyama or Edo period, 17th century
Stoneware tea caddy with wood-ash and iron glazes, Edo period, early 19th century
Example of Kiseto style glaze. Exhibited in Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum .