Morimitsu Hosokawa

Morimitsu Hosokawa
Morimitsu Hosokawa
	細川護光
Born	1972 (age 48–49); Tokyo, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Known for	Pottery
Spouse(s)	Ai Hosokawa (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

Ancestors of Morimitsu Hosokawa

16. Morihisa Hosokawa

8. Moritatsu Hosokawa

17. Nabeshima Hiroko

4. Morisada Hosokawa

18. Ikeda Norimasa

9. Hiroko Ikeda

19. Princess Akiko of Kuni

2. Morihiro Hosokawa

20. Konoe Atsumaro

10. Fumimaro Konoe

21. Maeda Sawako

5. Yoshiko Konoe

22. Mori Takanori

11. Chiyoko Mori

23. Ii Takako

1. Morimitsu Hosokawa

3. Kayoko Ueda

References

Who's Who in the World: 1991-1992. Marquis Who's Who. 1990. p. 491.
"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.
"細川護光　陶展" [Morimitsu Hosokawa Ceramics]. Shibunkaku (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 January 2018.
"細川護光" [Morimitsu Hosokawa]. Kakiden Gallery (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 January 2018.
"[GINZA MITSUKOSHI] ~ "Namban Tea Party" - A seection by Shintaro Yabe". Ginza Official. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
"Morimitsu Hosokawa". Plenus "Kokoro" Academy. Plenus "Kokoro" Academy. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
"Projects". Fordham Abbey. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
"Kumamoto Style Italian Cuisine". NHK World. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
"Ai Hosokawa". Books from Japan. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.

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[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.