He brought it to Kyoto and the Awata district became the centre of Satsuma production. The wares produced here were similar in style and taste to the Satsuma produced in other towns and cities ...

Dated from the 1930s, this is an example of ceramics made by Kingozan and was manufactured in Kyoto, and is known as 'satsuma ware'. This is a type of Japanese earthenware porcelain - the best ...