Handmade by Kinya & Masako Furukawa in Kasama, Japan
 
Handbuilt and carved long plate in stoneware. Each sakura is hand-carved and painted. One-of-a-kind exhibition piece of work.
 
Dimensions: w-45cm x d-24cm x h-3cm
Price: HK$8,800
 
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.