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Fifth-generation ceramic artist Kozan Ichikawa,
whose studio is in Okawachiyama,is a master
indeed: He's the only person in japan to have
received all three of the pottery certifications
conferred by japan's Traditional Arts
Association.
Porcelain production in japan began about
400 years ago, when the essential ingredient,
kaolin, was disccovered in the hills of Saga.
Except for an electric wheel, Ichikawa uses
the same materials and techniques as his
ancestors dis
市川光山の紹介
Late at night,by the
light of a bare bulb,
kozan Ichikawa
paints a delicate
design on a pitcher,
After firing,the
greenish paint
transforms into the
vivid blue generally
associated with east
Asian porcelain.
市川光山の紹介