Jasperware Jasperware Jasperware, or jasper ware, is a type of pottery first developed by Josiah Wedgwood in the 1770s. Usually described as stoneware, it has an unglazed matt "biscuit" finish and is produced in a number of different colours, of which the most common and best known is a pale blue that has become known as Wedgwood Blue. Relief decorations in contrasting colours (typically in white but also in other colours) are characteristic of jasperware, giving a cameo effect. The reliefs are produced in moulds and applied to the ware as sprigs. After several years of experiments, Wedgwood began to sell
Goshogawara Sue Pottery Kiln Site Sue pottery was produced, marking it as the northernmost known site at which this type of pottery was produced. The pottery produced from the site has been found in Akita, Iwate and Hokkaidō, indicating ongoing trade across the Tsugaru Strait from the earliest times. Goshogawara Sue Pottery Kiln Site The location of the site is approximately 15 kilometers southeast of the center of present-day Goshogawara, on a small hill on a tributary of the Maedano River. There are 40 kilns at the site, 13 of which are in good preservation and which qualified for protection as a National Historic Site.