Kinya & Masako Furukawa
Kinya (born 1965) and Masako (born 1969) Furukawa are a husband and wife team who work together to make beautifully balanced and elegantly decorated pieces. Having studied under a number of famous potters, including Zenzo Hatano from the Hagi region, Kinya Furukawa throws and fires his own pieces reflecting the simple traditional style of the Hagi masters.
Masako Furukawa graduated from Musashino Art University in Tokyo and uses her illustration skills to beautifully decorate her husband's work. Her designs are based on traditional Japanese patterns, but she adds a splash of modernity to them creating elegant artwork that has a Western flavour.
Background
Kinya Furukawa
1965 Born in Saga Prefecture, Japan
1987 Graduated from University of Tokyo
1991 Apprentice under Taku Ono, Kasama Pottery
1994 Apprentice under Zenzo Hatano, Hagi Pottery
1996 Apprentice under Jinnai Sakata, Mashiko Pottery
1997 Set up his own kiln in Kasama; Yago Ashihogama
Masako Furukawa
1969 Born in Tokyo, Japan
1994 Graduated from Musashino University of Art, Tokyo
Private Exhibitions
2006 Mitsukoshi Department Store Art Salon
Isetan Department Store Gallery
2008 Mitsukoshi Department Store Art Salon
Isetan Department Store Gallery
2009 Keio Department Store Art Salon
2012 Keisei Department Store Art Gallery
2014 Keisei Department Store Art Gallery
Nihonbashi Takashimaya Department Store Art Gallery
Stockists
Gallery Mon, Kasama and Ginza
Kougei No Oka Gallery, Kasama
Moegi, Mashiko
SML Gallery, Tokyo
Waka Artisans held the first exhibition for Kinya & Masako Furukawa in Hong Kong in 2018.
