Norikazu Ogawa

Norikazu Ogawa is a Japanese ceramic artist from Shigaraki, one of Japan’s most celebrated pottery regions. Working alongside his father, Kenzo Ogawa, and inspired by his grandfather Seihō’s revival of traditional tea ceramics, Ogawa creates functional vessels that emphasize the close relationship between food and tableware — reflecting the philosophy that “tableware is the clothing of cuisine.”

Born in Shigaraki in 1965, Ogawa studied ceramics at the Kyoto Municipal Industrial Research Institute and later specialized in small ceramic forms at the Shigaraki Ceramic Research Institute. In 1993, he joined the Ogawa Kenzo Kiln after becoming independent alongside his father. His work has received notable recognition, including the 22nd Miho Museum Foundation Award in 2011, and in 2013 he was certified as a Traditional Craftsman of Shigaraki ware.