Hand Painted Plate Set by Kinya and Masako Furukawa

This set of three plates were made by Kinya and Masako Furukawa at their Kasama studio.  They were created specifically as a one off, with the UK in mind, and track the life cycle of Robin into maturity.  The basic form was completed by Kinya, with Masako using both underpainting and overpainting in her hand painted design.  The detail of the leaves, is particularly striking.

Sizes:
Large plate: 21cm Diameter x 2.5cm
Medium plate: 14.5cm Diameter x 2cm
Small plate: 10cm Diameter x 1.8cm 

About Kinya & Masako Furukawa

Masako and Kinya Furukawa have a process in their work that reflects their individual skills and interests in ceramics, and that expresses their combined creativity.  The couple established their ‘Ashiho’ kiln in a wooded glade near Kasama in 1997, and it is here that Kinya makes forms to which Masako applies her skill in decoration.  During this process they do not communicate in detail, but rather allow each a freedom over their aspect.  Kinya, who trained in Hagi, a traditional centre in tea ware, brings a sense in materials and roots the work in physical Japanese aesthetics.  Masako meanwhile, delivers detail and imagination with her brush and has a distinctive approach to finishing each item.  Photos and artefacts stuck above her painting desk, motifs flow for that recall nature, and an undefined sense of Asia.   Overall the couple create a world, one in which they are both characters, and both play an equal role in shaping.  Their ceramics are a combination of themselves, and of ideas and influences that make for a unique expression in quality.