Wada Kazufumi Premium Matcha Bowl - Kiseto / 和田和文作 抹茶碗 黄瀬戸 lamp The pendant at his chest

The pendant at his chest is inscribed with a motif representing the rebirth of the soul

or simply as a gesture of gratitude

■  Material: Pottery (mortar)

unshakeable reputation for knowing what metal can do

evolving designs to suit the changing tastes of the times while remaining true to the heart of the tradition

Wada Kazufumi Premium Matcha Bowl - Kiseto / 和田和文作 抹茶碗 黄瀬戸 lamp The pendant at his chestWhen we visited Wada Kazufumi() at his kiln( Keizan Kiln) in Toki City, he told us something that has stayed with us. Many ceramic artists working today are technically skilled, he said. Fewer compound their own glazes. Some simply purchase theirs ready made a convenience that, to his mind, removes the potter from the very heart of the craft. Ceramics, for Wada san, is not assembly. It is inquiry: into the clay, into the fire, into the materials that