Here's an odd request: have a look in my closet.

See? Not what you expected, I imagine -- for I keep a mini-library there. It is my treasure hoard, and an endless source of inspiration and information about Japanese pottery.

Some books are in English, but most are not. Domestic exhibition catalogs from years ago until the present fill a few shelves, along with zukan picture folios. All have greatly helped me in learning more about that which stirs my soul: the world of fine Japanese ceramic art.