河合正光

Masamitsu Kawai

1959 Born in Kyoto

1985 Studied under Kiko Imahashi, a traditional craftsman in Sumiyama, Kyoto Studied painting under Japanese painter, Giock Kwon.

1997 Established his own business in Otsu, Shiga

He mainly makes white porcelain and celadon vessels.

Not too thick, not too thin, just right in your hand. 

He challenges the beauty of porcelain, considering just the right amount of thickness in the hand is the lifeline of white porcelain and celadon.