Morimitsu Hosokawa Japanese, 1972

    Morimitsu Hosokawa (b. 1972) is a versatile potter whose ceramic works investigate classical Japanese visual language. A member of the veteran artisan Hosokawa family, Morimitsu maintains the conservative forms that are known as classic examples of Japanese technique. The wheel-thrown Ido style pieces are wide and open, contrasting the hand built, rounder Raku tea bowls in Hosokawa’s collection. Looking within each artwork, it is clear that Hosokawa seems to carefully consider the relationship between the surface and glaze, enhancing or hiding the clay depending on the particular style.