Morimitsu Hosokawa

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Morimitsu Hosokawa
細川 護光
Born1972 (age 48–49)
Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Known forPottery
Spouse(s)
Ai Hosokawa
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(m. 2009)​

Morimitsu Hosokawa (細川 護光, Hosokawa Morimitsu, born 1972) is a Japanese potter.

Biography[]

Hosokawa was born in Tokyo in 1972 as the son of Morihiro Hosokawa,[1] the former Prime Minister of Japan. He was raised in Kumamoto. After studying at junior high school, he went to the United States where he studied at high school and university. After returning to Japan, he transferred to another university in Tokyo. He then studied photography, worked at various part-time jobs and traveled to India.[2]

Hosokawa studied at the kiln in Iga under Masatake Fukumori in 1999. He also collaborated with his father in Yugawara. He opened his own kiln in 2006. In 2008, Hosokawa made his first solo exhibition at Shibunkaku in Kyoto and made subsequent exhibitions there, including one in 2013.[3] He also made exhibitions at the Kakiden Gallery in Shinjuku,[4] Nanohana in Odawara, Mitsukoshi Department Store in Nihonbashi,[5] Tsuruya Department Store in Kumamoto and Tenmaya in Okamoto as well as others. Hosokawa made further studies under Fukumori in 2014 and worked in Raku ware at Yugawara.[6] Along with Fukumori, he visited the United Kingdom in May 2017 to test the clay and a newly built kiln.[7]

Personal life[]

Morimitsu is married to Ai Hosokawa since 2009.[8] They live in Kumamoto with their daughter.[9]

Ancestry[]

References[]

  1. ^ Who's Who in the World: 1991-1992. Marquis Who's Who. 1990. p. 491.
  2. ^ "細川元総理は斜視?息子と嫁や家系図まで調査". 世界は謎に満ちている (in Japanese). 17 August 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  3. ^ "細川護光　陶展" [Morimitsu Hosokawa Ceramics]. Shibunkaku (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  4. ^ "細川 護光" [Morimitsu Hosokawa]. Kakiden Gallery (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  5. ^ "[GINZA MITSUKOSHI] ~ "Namban Tea Party" - A seection by Shintaro Yabe". Ginza Official. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Morimitsu Hosokawa". Plenus "Kokoro" Academy. Plenus "Kokoro" Academy. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Projects". Fordham Abbey. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Kumamoto Style Italian Cuisine". NHK World. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Ai Hosokawa". Books from Japan. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
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