(KACHI-UMA｜Ohori Soma ware)

Item Description

Ohori Soma ware is the generic name of pottery produced from the beginning of the Edo Period for 300 years in Ooaza Ohori Ichien, Namie Town, Futaba District in the Fukushima Prefecture. Although it was called Soma ware during the old Edo era, the place of production “Ohori” was added to the name after it was specified as a national traditional craft, establishing the widely known name Ohori Soma ware. The making of Ohori Soma ware began during the Edo period when Kyukan Hantani from the Nakamura Domain discovered pottery in Ohori (Namie Town, Ohori) and ordered his servant Hidari-uma to bake pottery for daily use. In order to preserve the tradition of Soma Nomaoi, the Nakamura Domain incorporated the family crest of the local lord Soma for the filler and running pieces, which became known as an item of good luck. While the Soma Komaware around the Nakamura Castle was familiar as a gift toward local lord Soma, the Ohori Somaware was long used for daily purposes.

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Japanese Description

江戸時代の元禄年から約300年続く大堀相馬焼は福島県双葉郡浪江町大字大堀一円で生産される焼物の総称です。旧藩政時代には相馬焼と呼んでいましたが、国の伝統的工芸品指定以後は、産地名である「大堀」の名を入れた大堀相馬焼として広く知られています。元禄年間に中村藩士の半谷休閑が大堀(浪江町大堀)で陶器を発見し、下男の左馬に命じて日用雑器を焼き始めたのがはじまり。中村藩は相馬野馬追の伝統を有するため、藩主相馬氏の家紋から繋ぎ駒や走り駒が意匠となっており、縁起物として親しまれてきました。...2011年、東日本大震災により窯元全てが強制退去を余儀なくされます。しかし「デザイン」と「グローバル」を軸にした大堀相馬焼は再び大きく立ち上がろうとしています。

English Description

Ohori Soma ware is the generic name of pottery produced from the beginning of the Edo Period for 300 years in Ooaza Ohori Ichien, Namie Town, Futaba District in the Fukushima Prefecture. Although it was called Soma ware during the old Edo era, the place of production “Ohori” was added to the name after it was specified as a national traditional craft, establishing the widely known name Ohori Soma ware. The making of Ohori Soma ware began during the Edo period when Kyukan Hantani from the Nakamura Domain discovered pottery in Ohori (Namie Town, Ohori) and ordered his servant Hidari-uma to bake pottery for daily use. In order to preserve the tradition of Soma Nomaoi, the Nakamura Domain incorporated the family crest of the local lord Soma for the filler and running pieces, which became known as an item of good luck. While the Soma Komaware around the Nakamura Castle was familiar as a gift toward local lord Soma, the Ohori Somaware was long used for daily purposes.

KACHI-UMA｜Ohori Soma ware

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