Bizen Guinomi

Kazuki Nakamura is the grandson of Rokuro Nakamura.
He faithfully reproduces the style of Rokuro Nakamura.
He is also skilled at making sake ware, just like Rokuro Nakamura.
This work was fired in April 2025.
By allowing the piece to slowly absorb smoke during firing, it becomes cloaked in Kase-Goma patterns that resemble tree bark.
At the front, however, it boldly reveals a striking scarlet hue—as if opening the front of a kimono.
The deep, vivid Hiiro (scarlet clay tone) passed down through the Nakamura family tradition is truly beautiful.
This piece can be both appreciated visually and enjoyed in use, and as it ages with repeated handling, its surface will mature into a smoother, more refined texture—
demonstrating exceptional potential as a sake vessel.
The rhythmically undulating rim and the strongly carved interior of the foot show clear traces of inherited technique—
methods cultivated by his grandfather, Rokuro Nakamura, who famously developed them while enjoying generous amounts of sake himself.

He was born in 1980 in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture, as the eldest son of Mr. Makoto Nakamura.
He graduated from Okayama University in 2003.
He became independent as a ceramic artist in 2006.