1979-
male
mashiko pottery
Born in 1979, Mashiko-cho, Haga-gun, Tochigi Prefecture. Murasawa is the 5th generation of famous pottery brand, “Murasawa Toen”, which was first founded in 1905. There is an anticipation in the community for him to be the next young leader of Mashiko pottery, and he has received many awards in Tochigi Pref., Japan. His award-winning pottery pieces are displayed at his pottery shop in Mashiko-cho. Murasawa Toen’s climbing kilns, which is one of the biggest in the city, crumbled down because of the 3.11 Northern Japan earthquake in 2011. However, it has recently been reconstructed by Murasawa and kiln specialists, and now, it’s open to general public for viewing.
