I will be removing this listing at the end of this week. If you are interested, please consider purchasing. Material: Ceramic/Pottery Brand: Mashiko-yaki Shape: Round Plate Size: 24cm (15cm inside the rim) *Never used since purchase. Ryuta Goto is a ceramic artist from Mashiko-machi, Tochigi Prefecture, famous for Mashiko-yaki. After studying ceramics at the Ceramics Training Center, he was taught for five years by Tatsuzo Shimaoka, a Living National Treasure. He is currently independent and active in Mashiko-machi. Goto, who aims to "create works that allow you to feel the climate of Mashiko from the vessels," uses the soil of Mashiko to make his vessels. The vessels made from such soil have a slight roughness and a solid presence when held in your hand.