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Mashiko ware (Tochigi Pref.) A major producer of folk pottery Mashiko ware came into being thanks to Keisaburo Otsuka, who was born near Kasama during the late Edo period (1603-1868). Otsuka learned his craft at Kunogama kiln in Kasama, before setting up a kiln where he produced kitchenware such as storage pots, mortars, and earthenware teapots. This was the birth of Mashiko ware. With Tokyo so close by, the demand for general merchandise produced in...