Born in Kyoto in 1982 into a family with a long tradition of Kyoyaki pottery, this artist trained at the Kyoto Prefectural Ceramic Technical College and the Kyoto Municipal Institute of Industrial Technology and Culture before establishing a studio in Kyoto. Specializing in wheel-throwing, they focus primarily on seihakuji (bluish-white porcelain) and momohakuji (pinkish-white porcelain), where subtle gradations of color shine through the translucency of the clay. Drawing from the living forms of nature, they distill what they call "the most vital shape" into jars and bowls that seem to breathe.