25524 Living National Treasure 10th Generation Miwa Kyusetu (Hagi-yaki sake cup)

Height 5.0cm Diameter 7.0cm

He began making pottery as the second son of Miwa Setsudo, the 9th head of the Miwa Kiln, which had been the official kiln of the Hagi domain since the early Edo period and had been producing Hagi ware for generations. When Setsudo retired in 1927, he became the 10th head of the Miwa Kiln and took the name Miwa Kyusetsu 10th. He formed the Karahine-kai with Kawakita Handeishi, Kaneshige Toyo, and Arakawa Toyozo, and pioneered Hagi ware through his own training. In his later years, he handed over the title of Miwa Kyusetsu 11th to his younger brother (later to become a Living National Treasure Miwa Jusetsu), and took on the name Miwa Kyukazu himself. He was a master who made a great contribution to the history of modern Japanese pottery, eventually being recognized as a Living National Treasure for Hagi ware.