Keep it long, treasure it long.

For festive gifts

Gosu Akae is a so-called "Gosu Akae", a beautifully painted picture mainly drawn in shades of red. It is said that the red paintings burned in Kuresu at the end of the Ming dynasty in ancient China were loved by tea masters in Kyoto and were made according to Japanese tastes. This painting requires writing power and is a shop where the craftsmen are skilled. The pattern of the phoenix, which is a bird that appears as a formidable sign of Taihei Tenka, has a good luck and is a plate suitable for celebration gifts such as gifts for those who start a new work and wedding gifts for loved ones. is.

Oval confectionery bowl about 20 cm in length. Originally, it was made as a bowl for serving confectionery for the number of customers, but its uses are various in today's living. It is just right for simmered dishes, boiled dishes, vinegared dishes, etc. The usual dishes are also served on these painted Japanese dishes, and the dining table is also gorgeous. It is likely to become an indispensable container for everyday dining with a versatile size that is easy to use.

Zouho's Red

The red used in the ware of the Zouhogama is called the zojin red, and it is derived from the very precious Bengala.
Slowly and carefully rubbing bengara for about three years (thousand days). You. After firing, the color becomes smooth, calm and deep red. And the red produced over the years is a special red that can be enjoyed with the passage of time as it grows into a more beautiful and clear red when used further. It is said that the more reddish it was, the more the words "20-day ridding", "50-day ridding", "100-day ridding" and "1000-day ridding" were produced in various production areas nationwide. Because it takes a long time and a lot of trouble, it is a manufacturing method that is hardly done now.

Tableware

Zouhogama opened in 1970. After studying as a master of living national treasure, after a period of training, he won the highest award for ceramics design from the start of business, and contracted production of copies of important cultural properties and cultural properties from an art museum. Since then, we have been producing reliable and stable products that have been designated as the kilns of the Gifu Prefecture Shrine Agency.

Compared to Kutani / Kyoyaki / Arita ware / Shigaraki / Bizen, Mino ware is Mino ware, but among those, Zouhogama is often used alone. And a small "happiness" on the dining table. It is a pottery that sticks to the idea of ​​“manufacturing” and sticks to red intrusion.
It is neither a mass-produced inexpensive thing nor an expensive art object. This is because we aim to create a gorgeous and enjoyable space at the dining table every day. The Zouhogama vessels that color and enrich your dining table seem to teach you the time that flows slowly in your daily life and the taste and beauty that comes from it. Please enjoy the color of vermilion that has been carefully selected and the pattern that gently adds color to your life.