6月16日深夜、再放送のNHK『プロフェッショナル 仕事の流儀』を見ていたら、びっくりして目が覚めました。国内外で大人気の陶芸家・辻村史朗（つじむらしろう）さんですが、私は初めて知りました。
Late at night on 16 June, I was watching a re-run of NHK's 'Professionals: The Way of Work' when I woke up with a surprise.
I had never heard of Shiro Tsujimura, a ceramic artist who is very popular in Japan and abroad.
目指す作品に向かって一心不乱の日々、とにかくたくさん作って焼くのです。鬼気迫る集中力に圧倒されました。自宅周辺には多くの作品が、放置されています。
They were single-mindedly focused on the work they were aiming for, and they just made and baked a lot of it. I was overwhelmed by the uncanny concentration. Many works of art are left unattended in the vicinity of his home.
自分が独学であったこともあり、弟子はとらない主義をとっていましたが、唯一の例外として元総理大臣の細川護煕氏がいます。押しかけて、無理やりの弟子入りだったそうです。私は、辻村史朗さんの生き様に少なからず心動かされました。
As he was self-taught, he took the principle of not taking on apprentices, the only exception being former Prime Minister Hosokawa Morihiro. He was forced to come over and become an apprentice. I was more than a little moved by Shiro Tsujimura's way of life.
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