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22-523: The museum was established in 1978 to showcase the history of Japanese pottery found in the area of Owari Province , today part of Aichi Prefecture . The main building and the southern annex were designed by renowned architect Taniguchi Yoshirō . The collection of over 7000 items ranges from the Jōmon period (circa 10,000 BC - circa 300 BC) to contemporary ceramics produced by some of Japan's most famous potters, detailing Japan's rich ceramic art history. Some of

44-662: A Shinto priest at a Shinto Shrine in Otanosho in the Echizen province . This Chikazane became the founder of the Oda clan. According to modern theories, there is no evidence that the Oda clan was descended from the Taira clan, and there is a theory that they were actually descended from the Inbe clan , who were Shinto priests in Otanosho. Fujiwara no Nobumasa, an ancestor of Nobunaga,

66-526: A powerful “Owari clan”, vaguely related to, or allied with the Yamato clan , who built massive kofun burial mounds in several locations within the province, from which archaeologists have recovered bronze artifacts and mirrors dating from the 4th century. Atsuta Shrine is of very ancient origin, ranking with Ise Shrine in importance, and is the repository of one of the Imperial Regalia of Japan ,

88-544: Is a Japanese samurai family who were daimyo and an important political force in the unification of Japan in the mid-16th century. Though they reached the peak of their power under Oda Nobunaga and fell soon after, several branches of the family continued as daimyo houses until the Meiji Restoration . After the Meiji Restoration, all four heads of the houses of the clan were appointed viscounts in

110-622: Is believed to have been adopted from the Inbe clan by the Fujiwara. One theory as to why Nobunaga came to claim descent from the Taira clan is that he justified his own seizure of power by exploiting the belief at the time that the Minamoto and Taira clans were destined to alternate in power ( 源平交替思想 , Genpei kōtai shisō ) . In other words, the idea was that the Minamoto clan, the shogun of

132-530: Is from Fujigaoka Station on the Higashiyama Line subway and by Meitetsu Bus to Toji Shiryokan (Ceramic Museum) stop or Tōji-shiryōkan-minami Station on the Linimo . The museum is closed from June 2023 to March 2025 for reconstruction. [REDACTED] Media related to Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum at Wikimedia Commons Owari Province Owari Province ( 尾張国 , Owari no Kuni )

154-682: Is not often known that the Oda continued to be a presence in Japanese politics. One branch of the family became hatamoto retainers to the Tokugawa shōgun, while other branches became minor daimyō lords. As of the end of the Edo period, these included Tendō Domain (also known as Takahata Domain, Dewa Province , 20,000 koku ), Yanagimoto han ( Yamato Province , 10,000 koku ), Kaiju han (also known as Shibamura han; Yamato Province, 10,000 koku ), and Kaibara han ( Tanba Province , 20,000 koku ). During

176-652: The Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi . Under the Engishiki classification system, Owari was divided into eight counties, which persisted as administrative units into the Edo period . The exact location of the provincial capital is not known, but is traditionally considered to have been located in what is now the city of Inazawa , although the Ichinomiya of the province is located in what is now Ichinomiya . During

198-584: The Heian period , the province was divided into numerous shōen controlled by local samurai clans. However, by the Sengoku period , the province had fragmented into many small territories largely dominated by the Oda clan . Under Oda Nobunaga , the province was reunified. Nobunaga began his campaign to reunify Japan from his stronghold at Kiyosu Castle . and many of his retainers (who later became daimyōs under

220-631: The Kamakura shogunate , the Hōjō clan , descended from the Taira clan ( Shikken of the Kamakura shogunate), the Ashikaga clan , descended from the Minamoto clan (shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate ), and the Oda clan, descended from the Taira clan, were destined to seize power in that order. However, there are theories that question whether the people of that time really believed in this idea, and whether

242-596: The Tokugawa shogunate ) were natives of Owari, including Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Katō Kiyomasa . Under Tokugawa Ieyasu , the province was assigned as a feudal domain to his ninth son, Tokugawa Yoshinao with official revenues of 619,500 koku , the largest domain in the Tokugawa clan holdings outside of the shogunate itself. Yoshinao was founder of the Owari Tokugawa clan , one of the Gosanke , which had

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264-743: The Hojo clan was really descended from the Taira clan. In the middle of the Muromachi period , the Oda clan served the Shiba clan , Shugo ( 守護 ) of Echizen province , and when Shiba Yoshishige was appointed Shugo of Owari province and moved to Owari, the Oda clan followed suit, and Oda Jōshō became a Shugodai ( 守護代 ) serving the Shiba clan. After the Onin War , the Shiba clan split into two factions and began warring, and from around 1466,

286-536: The Oda clan also split into two factions and began warring, with Iwakura Castle and Kiyosu Castle as their respective strongholds. After the Onin War, the power of the Shiba clan declined, and in 1513, Oda Tatsusada rebelled against the Shiba clan, but the rebellion failed and he was killed. then, Oda Nobutomo increased his power and made the Shiba clan his puppets. During the Tenbun period, Oda Nobuhide overtook

308-477: The family being divided into several branches, until the branch led by Oda Nobunaga eclipsed the others and unified its control over Owari. Then turning to neighboring rivals, it, one by one achieved dominance over the Imagawa , Saitō , Azai , Asakura , Takeda and other clans, until Nobunaga held control over central Japan. However, Nobunaga's plans for national domination were thwarted when he fell victim to

330-443: The hereditary right of succession to the position of shōgun should the main line fail. The castle town of Nagoya prospered during this period, and Owari Province was especially known for its ceramics industry. Following the abolition of the han system in 1871 after the Meiji Restoration , former Owari Domain and Inuyama Domain were transformed into short-lived prefectures, which were joined with Nukata Prefecture , which

352-471: The main family and increased his power. In 1538, Nobuhide captured Nagoya Castle and became the most powerful sengoku daimyo in Owari Province. Oda Nobuhide took Nagoya Castle in 1538 (it was given to Nobunaga in 1542), and built Furuwatari Castle . Oda Nobutomo held Kiyosu Castle, but he was besieged and killed in 1555 by his nephew Oda Nobunaga who operated from Nagoya Castle. This led to

374-557: The new system of hereditary peerage. Oda Nobunaga first claimed that the Oda clan was descended from the Fujiwara clan , and later claimed descent from Taira no Sukemori of the Taira clan . According to the official genealogy of the Oda clan, after Taira no Sukemori was killed in the Battle of Dannoura in 1185, Taira no Chikazane , the son of Sukemori and a concubine, was entrusted to

396-717: The provinces of the Tōkaidō . Under the Engishiki classification system, Owari was ranked as a "superior country" (上国) and a "near country" (近国), in relation to its distance from the capital. Owari is mentioned in records of the Nara period , including the Kujiki , although the area has been settled since at least the Japanese Paleolithic period, as evidenced by numerous remains found by archaeologists. Early records mention

418-454: The treachery of his vassal Akechi Mitsuhide who forced Nobunaga into suicide during the Incident at Honnō-ji in the summer of 1582. The Oda remained titular overlords of central Japan for a short time, before being surpassed by the family of one of Nobunaga's chief generals, Hashiba Hideyoshi . Though the Oda were effectively eclipsed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi following Nobunaga's death, it

440-486: The works in the collection are designated as Important Cultural Properties of Japan. The museum is located in the city of Seto, Aichi , which is renowned for producing Seto ware ceramics since over 1,000 years. Located in the museum is a library, restaurant, a traditional Japanese tea ceremony room where visitors can drink from tea bowls made by famous artists and a studio for guests where they can try making and decorating their own pottery. Access by public transport

462-461: Was a province of Japan in the area that today forms the western half of Aichi Prefecture , including the modern city of Nagoya . The province was created in 646. Owari bordered on Mikawa , Mino , and Ise Provinces. Owari and Mino provinces were separated by the Sakai River , which means "border river." The province's abbreviated name was Bishū ( 尾州 ) . Owari is classified as one of

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484-690: Was the former Mikawa Province, to form the new Aichi Prefecture in January 1872. At the same time, the province continued to exist for some purposes. For example, Owari is explicitly recognized in treaties in 1894 (a) between Japan and the United States and (b) between Japan and the United Kingdom . Owari Province consisted of eleven districts: [REDACTED] Media related to Owari Province at Wikimedia Commons Oda clan The Oda clan ( Japanese : 織田氏 , Hepburn : Oda-shi )

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