Kaori Sasaki / Nohara-ya Pottery Studio / Sasaki Kaori

Born in 1971 in Kagoshima Prefecture. From 1995 to 2005, he apprenticed at the Matsuda Yoneji Workshop of Yomitanzan-yaki Kitagama. In 2006, he became independent in Satsumasendai City, Kagoshima Prefecture. Subsequently, in 2012 and 2014, his works were selected for the Japan Folk Crafts Museum Exhibition. He creates everyday tableware using techniques he learned in Okinawa.