Rui Mito's Karatsu ware combines the supple sensibility of a woman with the simple yet powerful beauty of Karatsu ware.

Rui Mito is a Karatsu ware artist who continues to create pottery in Karatsu, Saga. She is renowned for her work, which combines the supple sensibility of a woman with the simple, powerful beauty of Karatsu ware. Her pottery, fired in a wood-fired kiln, is particularly unique, and the serendipitous scenery created by the flames and ash is what makes it so appealing. Her pottery, which conveys a "conversation between earth and fire" through a variety of styles, including Kuro Karatsu, Madara Karatsu, and Chosen Karatsu, gently accompanies everyday life and quietly fills the soul.