It is a known fact that several of the clays that are used by Japanese potters are almost impossible to use because of the stiffness/hardness.
Anagama kilns built by Gas Kanashima, a Japanese potter working in England.
Chinese and Japanese potters made porcelain versions of Delftware for export to Europe.
Shuhei Fujioka is a Japanese potter known for his Iga-yaki style pottery.
"In Japan, however, they occupy such a special place in the history of Japanese culture that Japanese potters later copied them, flaws and all."
Paradoxically, Leach is usually considered a "Japanese" potter, because he made Japanese-style ceramics.
Tatsuzō Shimaoka, 88, Japanese potter, living national treasure, acute liver failure.
Japanese potters continue to lead the world in innovative ceramics of remarkable diversity, ranging from roughly glazed pots to shimmering celadon vases.
In antiquity, Japanese potters modeled outsize vessels that appear to be woven of reeds or rope.
It was the first use of colored stoneware glaze by Japanese potters.