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VILLAGE Report #Obori Soma Ware

An Ohori Soma ware teapot with blue crackle

VILLAGE Report vol.7 Fukushima Prefecture | Obori Soma Ware, Running Horses Across a Blue-Crackled Surface

Obori Soma ware has continued since the Genroku era in Obori, Namie Town, Fukushima Prefecture. Through materials from the association and the town, we look at its three features — blue crackle, running horses, and double firing — its 1978 designation as a traditional craft, and the path of keeping kiln fires alive after the earthquake disaster.

VILLAGE Report vol.7 Fukushima Prefecture | Obori Soma Ware, Running Horses Across a Blue-Crackled Surface

Obori Soma ware has continued since the Genroku era in Obori, Namie Town, Fukushima Prefecture. Through materials from the association and the town, we look at its three features — blue crackle, running horses, and double firing — its 1978 designation as a traditional craft, and the path of keeping kiln fires alive after the earthquake disaster.