Kenji Nakamura

Kenji was a potter who worked for almost fifty years in a small studio near the Kamo River. His tea bowls, glazed in soft greens and ash greys, are used today in homes in more than twenty countries.

He believed that a bowl should feel calm in the hand and that mistakes in the kiln were simply the fire's opinion. He taught weekend classes to anyone who wished to learn, from children to retired engineers.

His students remember his silence at the wheel, his generous laughter afterwards and the cup of tea that always ended a lesson.