Masamichi Yoshikawa (born in 1946) is a contemporary Japanese ceramist, author of a work of porcelain, with stylized forms, white and blue and above all of architectural pieces of celadon. It was seen for the first time in France at the 1972 Biennale de Vallauris, where it won the Grand Prix. Known in Europe since the 90s, he has won numerous prizes, in particular a second prize at the Triennale de Nyon in 1992 and the gold medal at the Biennale de Vallauris in 2002. Born in 1946, in Funasato in the district from Chigasaki, not far from Tokyo, Masamichi Yoshikawa belongs to the post-war generation, that of open and free Japan, which asserts itself as the most western country, in the political and cultural sense, of the Far East. . It is in this context of aspiration to modernity that he pursued design studies from which he graduated in 1968.

By evoking Chinese ceramics and Japanese tradition, Masamichi affirms his belonging to a thousand-year-old history, but to take him at his word would risk masking what is innovative in his practice. It is not only in technique that he draws his inspiration. Masamichi is sensitive to religious traditions. He finds there the requirement and the benefits of meditation. His works must contribute to peace of mind through their serenity and balance.

These pieces are in white porcelain decorated with thin blue lines, sometimes geometric, sometimes sinuous like a bindweed. It gives off an impression of light and lightness. Masamichi finds his references in Chinese and Korean productions.