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Hayashiya Tsugisaburō（1872～？）

 Born in Kanazawa in 1872, he began manufacturing and selling ceramics in 1897. He was awarded the second prize at the Fifth National Industrial Exhibition in 1903, and the gold medal in the craft category and the gold medal in the art category at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904. He researched and developed the manufacturing process of hard ceramics and was instrumental in the establishment of Nippon Kōshitsu tōki Co.

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Nishiura Enji Ⅴ（1856～1914）

 Born in Mino in 1856, he assumed the name Nishiura Enji V in 1888 and actively exported Mino ceramics to foreign countries. In his early years, he mainly produced underglaze blue and overglaze enamels, and later became a dominant force in underglaze enamels. The kiln was closed in 1911. There are almost no surviving pieces of Nishiura ware in Japan, and it is called the “Phantom Nishiura ware”.

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Takeuchi Chūbi（？～？）

 Date of birth and death unknown. He was one of the main members of Sippogaisha, and produced a variety of works from cloisonne enamel ware to porcelain-foil cloisonne enamel ware and overglaze enamel ware. He exhibited at national and international expositions under the name of Shippōgaisha in Nagoya, Tashiro Shōten in Yokohama, and under his own name, and received numerous awards.　His invention of the “technique of making the surface of porcelain stone-grained” was patented in 1889.

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​Katō Sanpei（？～？）

 He made ceramics for export in Seto. The fact that he supplied fabrics to Hyōchien in Tokyo and Imura in Yokohama shows that he had a solid skill in porcelain making. Curiously, however, his name cannot be found in the “Dainihon Yōgyō Kyōkai Zasshi”, a monthly magazine published by the Dainihon Yōgyō Kyōkai since September 1892.

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Kawamoto Masukichi Kiln

 This is a kiln that has been producing porcelain in Seto since the end of the Edo period under the name of Kitōhken. The first generation is said to have been the first to produce works for export in Seto, and received high praise at domestic and international expositions.Legend has it that he was suspected of not being made of porcelain because of the excellent quality of his dyed works, and he proved it by smashing them.　
 MasukichiⅡ took over the name Masukichi in 1886, and like the MasukichiⅠ, was said to have been enthusiastic about the improvement of porcelain.

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