A disciple of Rikyu- Oribe is known for developing his own type of pottery and making it commonplace in the Japanese Tea Ceremony. Oribe ware was molded into iconoclastic forms and easily recognizable, they were unlike anything already being made during that time period.
Nonomura Ninsei (1646-1694)
One of the 2 great innovators, Ninsei created brightly designed ceramic wares very unlike the customary Wabi wares commonly found in Japan. They were not created around the Wabi aesthetic of natural and imperfect and as a result, the wares used in the Japanese Tea Ceremony took on a whole new dimension.
Ogata Kenzan (1663-1743)
The second of the 2 great innovators, Kenzan treated his ceramic works like paintings but instead of paper as his canvas, he used clay. He was the brother of the famous painter Ogata Korin and they collaborated in the making and decoration of ceramic pieces.
Previously,ceramic wares had not been elaborately decorated or used as a decorative accent to the tea room in a tea ceremony. The 2 great innovators changed that and made Japan realize that they could use their ceramic wares as an art form that they could incorporate into the Tea Ceremony.