{"title":"Touzan Kimura – Tokeido Bizen Ware Ceramic Artist","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn in Inbe into Tokeido, one of Bizen’s six traditional kiln families with over 600 years of history, Touzan Kimura trained under his father and became the 26th-generation Touzan Kimura in 2021.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis tea utensils, sake vessels, flower vessels and sculptural objects combine family tradition with forms suited to contemporary life. Working without glaze and using traditional climbing-kiln firing, he celebrates the natural colours and textures created by clay and flame. His Hidasuki pieces feature distinctive red markings formed by wrapping the clay in straw before firing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHaving also studied at Escola Massana in Barcelona, Kimura shares Bizen ware and Japanese tea culture through international exhibitions and tea ceremonies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0050\/9686\/5863\/collections\/01-chawan1-2_touzan_kimura_SQ1080.jpg?v=1791559877","url":"https:\/\/kits-london.com\/collections\/touzan-kimura-tokeido-bizen-ware-ceramic-artist.oembed","provider":"(ki:ts)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}