Living National Treasure Miura Koheiji

I had the honor of meeting Miura Koheiji a few times, what a wonderful man, so full of humanity and a respect for global cultures. I was saddened to read he passed away this Tuesday from a heart attack. The story in Japanese from the Asahi Newspaper can be viewed here: http://www.asahi.com/culture/news_culture/TKY200610050339.html
Miura's celadon--for which he was named a LNT in 1997--was the same as the man, graceful often depicting different painted figures from his world travels. More about Miura can be read on www.e-yakimono.net
In Today's Japan Times--Oct.7th; http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20061007b3.html