KAWAI KANJIRO Back to Top Page Kawai Kanjiro 1890 - 1966. Another famous folk-art ceramist, and lifelong friend of Hamada Shoji. His output was tremendous. He was a master of glazes, and performed 10,000 experiments on glazes while still a student at the ceramic divisions of Tokyo Technical College and Kyoto Municipal Institute of Ceramics. Like his friend Hamada, Kawai never signed his work but said: "My work itself is my best signature."      Square Vase, Floral Design in blue and red underglaze by Kawai Kanjiro, 1937 H 28 cm   LEARN MORE ABOUT KAWAI KANJIRO Grace Under Fire (outside link) Kawai Kanjiro Museum (outside link)