Ken Matsuzaki

Ken Matsuzaki works in Mashiko, the pottery village that Shoji Hamada made famous. He's deeply rooted in Mashiko traditions—wood firing, ash glazes, functional forms—but his work is distinctly contemporary: bolder, larger, more experimental than traditional Mashiko ware. He fires multiple wood kilns, each producing different effects, and has become one of Japan's most respected contemporary potters.