Is the Shannon East Society the old Shannon Society?

Yes.

In the early days of its establishment, the company participated in the Paris World Expo and won a gold medal. After that, it won no less than fifty domestic and international awards, and from then on, it became famous and sought after by Japan's upper class. What's more, it became Japanese Imperial Porcelain.

Rukuri, the representative of Koransha, has been handed down since the early Meiji period and is called "Royal Blue".

At that time, there were several manufacturers in the Arita area who were engaged in the production of glazed ceramics, but it was very difficult to reproduce this blue color on ceramics. It required the use of very high-priced cobalt pigments as well as complex firing management to ensure that the glaze would have a stable color tone.

To this day, it is still a precious and rare glaze color worldwide, and is made as a decorative item for the court, the palace, and as a daily necessity, and is a valuable item that is not available to the general public.