23265 15th generation Tsuji Hitachi (sacred horse)

Height 21.5cm

Width 24.0cm

Depth 8.0cm

He was born in Arita, Saga Prefecture, the birthplace of white porcelain, to the Tsuji family, a historic pottery manufacturer with 350 years of history.
The Tsuji family originated with Date Tsunamune, the lord of the Sendai domain, and was recognized for the beautiful porcelain produced by the Tsuji family up to the 112th Emperor, Emperor Reigen. The family was subsequently awarded the official title of "Hitachi Daijo (a vassal directly under the Emperor)" and continues to present numerous pieces of porcelain to the Imperial Family as an "Imperial Court Pottery (a pottery exclusively for the Imperial family)."
He also exhibited his works at world expositions both at home and abroad.
Since receiving its first order from the Imperial Family in 1951 (Showa 26) after the Second World War, the company has been involved with the Imperial Family throughout its lifetime as a purveyor to the Imperial Household Agency, receiving orders at every important milestone in the family's life, including the accession to the throne of the current Emperor in 1990 (Heisei 2) and the birth of Princess Aiko.
He made a great contribution by realizing the revival of the "Kyokushin-yaki" technique, a secret technique of the Tsuji family invented by Yashiro Kihei, which is even called a legendary secret technique .
However, as mentioned above, because the Tsuji family was a pottery manufacturer for the Imperial household, there were very few opportunities for the Tsuji family's pottery to be seen by the general public throughout its history.
For this reason, even today, although it is one of the highest-ranking Arita ware kilns, it is not as widely known as Sakaida Kakiemon or Nakazato Tarouemon.