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Shōji Hamada

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Japanese Mashiko ware Potter (1894-1978)

JapanArtistsLived 1894 to 1978 · aged 83
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Shōji Hamada was a Japanese potter. He had a significant influence on studio pottery of the twentieth century, and a major figure of the mingei (folk-art) movement, establishing the town of Mashiko as a pottery centre. In 1955 he was designated a "Living National Treasure".

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Hamada at the University of Michigan, 1967 or 1968Hamada at the University of Michigan, 1967 or 1968Thrown, combed tea bowl by Shoji HamadaThrown, combed tea bowl by Shoji HamadaShōji Hamada Memorial Mashiko Sankokan MuseumShōji Hamada Memorial Mashiko Sankokan MuseumA square plate with iron pigment brushwork by Shōji HamadaA square plate with iron pigment brushwork by Shōji Hamada

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1968Order of Culture
1968Person of Cultural Merit

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Artists from Japan 6

Kanō Hōgai48.5Ōtagaki Rengetsu48.5Hishida Shunsō48.5Kenzō Hioka48.5Yuzo Saeki48.6Suzuhito Yasuda48.5

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Country
Japan
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1894 to 1978 · aged 83
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10 languages

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