クジラがま

Kujiragama

The Kujiragama anagama kiln and its brick chimney in front of the Can Brull masia.

An anagama at Can Brull, built with ancient Bizen knowledge.

A kiln named after a whale

Kujira means whale in Japanese; gama means kiln. The name came from the long, rising form of the chamber.

What is an anagama?

The anagama is one of the oldest wood-fired kilns in the Japanese ceramic tradition. Its elongated chamber and draft system allow flame, ash, and air to move through the interior, firing the clay and glazing it in a natural, unrepeatable way.

The loaded interior chamber of an anagama kiln, with ceramic pieces placed on shelves before firing.

Built by many hands

Kujiragama began long before the first brick. Magali and Taiga Mori spent months planning it, in visits to Japan and calls between Bizen and Barcelona. The build took a month. More than 15 ceramicists from around the world came to Can Brull and shared the work, the learning, and the meals.

The building team marking out Kujiragama's template on a wooden board at Can Brull.

The people behind Kujiragama

Taiga Mori, Magali Kivatinetz, and Frank Richter standing in front of Kujiragama.

Taiga Mori

Bizen ceramicist and sensei, and the designer of Kujiragama. His knowledge guided the kiln's form, spirit, and relationship with the Japanese wood-firing tradition.

Magali Kivatinetz

Founder of MK Pottery Studio and steward of Can Brull, her home. Magali drove Kujiragama from the first idea, and made an anagama of this scale real in Catalonia.

Frank Richter

German ceramicist and a newer member of the family. Frank was the technical vision of the build, with deep wood-kiln knowledge and tireless work.

The international team

The ceramicists and collaborators who turned the design into a communal kiln, through weeks of shared physical work.

Inside Kujiragama

Its long chamber and draft system let flame, ash, and air run through the interior, firing the clay and glazing it in a natural, unrepeatable way.

A hand-drawn plan of Kujiragama held in front of the anagama and its brick chimney at Can Brull.
Tunnel length
310 cm
Door
70 × 114 cm
Ceiling height, stepped chamber
170 → 90 cm
Shelf size
50 × 50 cm
Shelves across each level
2
Maximum temperature
1300 °C

The life of the kiln

  1. Construction

    More than a month of international, collective work at Can Brull.

  2. First firing

    A continuous firing of roughly three and a half days, from 1 to 4 October 2026.

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  3. Opening

    Once the kiln has cooled, the chamber opens and the pieces come out. We mark that moment with Aki Matsuri.

    Aki Matsuri · 11 Oct

  4. Future firings

    Further Kujiragama programs are planned for 2027, with dates published in the calendar.

  5. Research

    Each firing feeds ongoing work with local clays, natural glazes, ash, placement, and fire paths.

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Bring your pieces, join a firing, attend a workshop, or register interest for future events.

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