Ofukei ware

Ofukei ware (御深井焼, Ofukei-yaki), also spelled Ofuke, refers to a type of Japanese pottery that was originally produced in Nagoya, central Japan.

During the Kan'ei era (1624–44), the first lord of Owari Tokugawa Yoshinao (1601–1650) had a kiln constructed at the corner of the Ofuke garden (Ofuke-niwa 御深井庭 or Ofuke-oniwa 御深井御庭) in the northern part of the grounds of Nagoya Castle in what is today Meijō Park.

[3] The lord’s taste in ceramics was also imitated by other Owari samurai, such as Hirasawa Kurō and Masaki Sōzaburō, who made their own pieces.

A cluster of pottery artisans in Seto crafts similar wares, distinguished under the name Ofukeyu.

Other pottery from Nagoya and the wider Owari region: Media related to Ofukei ware at Wikimedia Commons

Ofukei earthenware chawan , white slip, decoration painted in blue and brown under a transparent glaze, with elements of the Ogata Kenzan style. Edo period, first half of 19th century. The box has comments by Urasenke 11th generation iemoto Gengensai (玄々斎)
White Ofuke ware bowl, medium stoneware with rice-straw ash glaze. Edo period, between 1700–1850
Deep bowl clay covered with a transparent crackled glaze over incised decoration (Mino ware, Ofuke type), by Shuntai (1799-1878)