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- Obori Soma Ware "Hidari Uma - Chinese character (Horse)" Green Beer Tumbler 250ml (L)
Obori Soma Ware "Hidari Uma - Chinese character (Horse)" Green Beer Tumbler 250ml (L) *
Description
Obori Soma PotteryAccordance with Japanese Zodiac, 2014 is the year of the Horse. Three years have passed Fukushima’s Earthquake, “Obori Soma Pottery” started their activity. They bought a new land and started to use new materials. We also started to cooperate to be one of their supporter, and to handle their products directly from their kiln to our stock. Please look at this three-hundred years old traditional handicraft, and feel the warmth and gentle simplicity of Obori Soma Pottery.
“Obori Soma Pottery” is the generic name of the pottery produced in Fukushima Prefecture Futaba-gun, Namie-town. This rustic pottery which had been brought up in climate of snow-deep northern Tohoku district was founded in Edo period, 300 years ago. It’s the first year of Genroku, a Samurai of Nakamura clan, Hidari-Uma (左馬 means a horse faced to the left.) founded this pottery and the products had spread throughout Japan. And also they have the traditional festival, “Soma horse chasing in field”, Obori Soma Pottery have been preferred as a luck item. In 1978, it was designated as traditional crafts of Japan and they continue to study about design and technique to meet the needs from everyone.
Since the Eastern Japan earthquake and Tsunami in 2011, 25 of Obori Soma pottery has been forced evacuation from Futaba-gun Namie-town which is located within 20 kilometers from the Fukushima 1st. nuclear power plant. Most of the craftsman is thinking to stop to work forever in their life. Takeshi Matsunaga who is the fourth generation of Matsunaga kiln is now continuing the creative activity in the co-kiln of Fukushima Nihonmatsu city and exploring the new shape of Obori Soma Pottery through the reconstruction assistance such as the exchange of the kilns in Soma and the holding pottery fair.
Picture of horse
"Dedicated Horse" of old Soma clan is drawn. "Running Horse" is said the style of penmanship of Kano group. "Hidari-Uma(Horse faced to the left)" has been preferred as a good luck from the meaning "There is no competitor coming in your right side of you, so you can be the top of the world". It is also put the hope that everything will be going well.
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