Hidetoshi Kouchi is a Japanese ceramicist born in 1960 in Aichi Prefecture. He graduated from the Seto Industrial Vocational Training School in 1977, the Seto Ceramic Industrial School in 1981, and Osaka University of the Arts in 1985. 

Kouchi became independent and established his own kiln in 1991.

He is known for his ceramic works, which have been exhibited widely both in Japan and internationally, and has received several awards, including the Governor's Prize at the Aichi Prefectural Art Exhibition and an award at the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition.

The Minneapolis Museum preserves some of his works.

Hidetoshi Kouchi is known for his innovative approach to ceramic work, such as Oribe and Shino, and in particular for his technique of creating rough textures by passing a flat stick over raw clay, a method discovered by "mistake".

His creations, such as this large vase, are marked by dynamic movements and rich, contrasting glazing, using white and orange Shino-type glazes, reflecting a keen sense of design and balance.

On the tomobako, the artist wrote the title of the work: the forgetting of painting.

38 x 26cm approximately 

Box/tomobako