Shoji Hamada
(Japanese, 1894–1978)
Biography
Shoji Hamada was a Japanese ceramicist and an important member of the mingei folk-art movement. His simple designs convey an elegant beauty, focused on utility as much as aesthetic. “Even a bad pot has some use, but with a bad painting there is nothing you can do with it except throw it away,” Shoji once said. Born on December 9, 1894 in Tokyo, Japan, he was trained in pottery at Tokyo Technical College. While in school, he visited an exhibition of ceramic art that deeply impressed him. The show he saw, included the work of a British ceramicist named Bernard Leach. Shoji befriended Leach, and later accompanied him back to St. Ives, United Kingdom. After three years living and working in St. Ives, he returned to Japan to establish his own studio in the town of Mashiko. Notably, his studio only used locally sourced clay, and made glazing brushes from the hair of neighborhood dogs. In 1955, the Japanese Minister of Culture declared him a “Living National Treasure.” The artist died on January 5, 1978 in Mashiko, Japan. Today, Shoji’s works are in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Shoji Hamada Artworks
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Shoji Hamada
Vase in salt glaze and underglaze iron | 塩釉鐵繪花瓶
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-glaze-|-海鼡釉黒流掛皿.jpg "Plate in black and namako(sea cucumber coloured)")
Shoji Hamada
Plate in black and namako(sea cucumber coloured)
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Shoji Hamada
Vase in white glaze and underglaze iron | 白釉鐵絵花瓶
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Shoji Hamada
Square bottle in salt and azure glaze | 塩釉藍差角瓶
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Square vase with circular design in iron glaze |
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Shoji Hamada
Bowl with combed pattern in salt and azure glaze
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Shoji Hamada
Ryukyu faceted vase in overglaze enamel |...
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Shoji Hamada
Ryukyu tea bowl in overglaze enamel | 琉球窯赤繪茶碗
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Tea bowl in underglaze iron and salt glaze |...
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Shoji Hamada
Tea bowl with circular design in persimmon glaze
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-|-赤絵丸紋酒器(2点1組).jpg "Sake cup with design of plants in circle in...")
Shoji Hamada
Sake cup with design of plants in circle in...
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-|-縁黒胴紐茶器(7点1組).jpg "Black rimmed tea set (a set of 7) | 縁黒胴紐茶器(7点1組)")
Shoji Hamada
Black rimmed tea set (a set of 7) | 縁黒胴紐茶器(7点1組)
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Square bowl with wax resist design in persimmon...
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