Kanjiro Kawai’s House: Celebrating the Life of a Shokunin
A teaser to the next issue of The Craftsman Newsletter sharing my impressions from a visit to Japanese master potter Kanjiro Kawai's house in Kyoto.
During my last trip to Kyoto I serendipitously came to Kanjiro Kawai’s house in the Gojō-zaka neighbourhood. Kawai (1890-1966) was a prominent potter and one of the driving forces, together with philosopher Sōetsu Yanagi and fellow potter Shōji Hamada, behind the Mingei or Folks-Craft Movement in Japan.
Read the article here: gchicco.com/2019/02/07/kanjiro-kawai-house