"I try to keep my pottery as simple as possible. I think that the form and the function of the piece should be complemented by the surface. Whatever you feel from the piece and however you connect to it should come from within the piece itself. " - Masayuki Miyajima

In the mid-1980s, Miyajima settled in Motegi, a small agricultural town near Mashiko, where he established his home and workshop. There, he began creating the wide range of functional forms that continue to define his practice today.
 

Early in his career, Miyajima worked exclusively in gas-fired stoneware, producing tableware with understated surfaces enhanced by techniques such as tobigana (chattering) and hakeme (applying slip to a wheel-thrown vessel to achieve expressive brushstrokes). While he occasionally revisits these approaches, since the mid-1990s his signature style has centered on a refined inlay technique, inspired by Sanggam pottery.

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