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- Not thrown, formed by hand
- 赤楽 fired at 700-800°C, 黒楽 at over 1000.
長次郎（ちょうじろう） Ware
- 1580 mention of red 楽.
- 1586 first time mention of a Soeki-shape 茶碗.
- Possibly a whole bunch of different potters in the family made pots under this name.
Jokei (II)
- It is said that 利休 liked 長次郎（ちょうじろう）'s wares, and his son, Doan, Jokei's.
Nonko (III)
- Up to then, the 黒楽 had a “dried” glaze and a brown-black colour.
了入
- 了入（りょうにゅ）IX (1756-1834) was very prolific, invented cutting method (link), regarded as one of the greatest.
