[Kikko Ware]
A style of Japanese pottery that was invented early 19th century. Today there are 2 Kikko ware kilns in Hirakata city and Higashi Osaka city in Osaka. Generally it has Kochi ware style and they have made Japanese tea equipment after 6th generation master.
Takebei TODA who was the descendent of Genbei Takayoshi TODA (a vassal of the KATO family who was the load of Iyo domain) liked pottery and invented Tobe ware in Iyo area, Shikoku island. Then he moved to Juso in Osaka and made pottery called “Juso Ware”. Takebei’s son, Jibei was given the art name “Kikko” from Tadakuni MIZUNO who was the keeper of Osaka castle at that time then he named his style of pottery as “Kikko Ware”.
Jibei was the first generation master of Kikko ware then his adopted son in Tokyo succeeded “Edo-Kikko (abolished in Meiji period) ” and Jibei’s son Kameji in Osaka succeeded “Osaka-Kikko”. At the time of the 5th generation master Chihei KIKKO, Kikko family divided into 2 families: “Shogetsuken Kikko” in present Hirakata city and “Jusouken Kikko” in present Higashi Osaka city.