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Koishiwara Ware

SUMMARY

・Motomi-san learned pottery from his brother Kikuo Moriyama.
・The Moriyamakanzan kiln was established in 1984.
・Some technique is used, for example continuous pattern curved by plane (tobikanna) and brush mark (hakeme) which are the characteristic of Koishiwara ware.
・He's the representative director in the Koiwara pottery that is established with aimed at Japanese Folkcraft modernism.
・The concept is that making ceramics which is suitable for modern living.
・He values the beauty in utility which has been handed down to Koishiwara ware, we feel comfortable every time we use works often.
・He has the national qualification of traditional craftsman.