25283 KIMURA Morikazu (Green onion blue-gray glaze sake cup)

Height 4.8cm

Diameter 8.0cm

As a teacher at the National Ceramic Testing Institute under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, he engaged in basic research on iron glazes (Tenmoku glazes) and base materials, and devoted himself to the study of Tenmoku glazes in Gojozaka, Kyoto. After establishing his own unique techniques, he served as an auditor for the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition and a director of the Japan Crafts Association, and is a highly popular artist who still has many fans today.