Shoji Hamada Bottle Vase (Attributed) - Japanese Mingei - Mashiko Studio Pottery

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Shoji Hamada Bottle Vase (Attributed) - Japanese Mingei - Mashiko Studio Pottery:
$850.00

Antiques-ArtOtherFINE ARTDECORATIVE ARTTRIBAL - ETHNOGRAPHIC ART Shoji Hamada Bottle Vase (Attributed) - Japanese Mingei - Mashiko Studio Pottery
Japanese Studio Pottery Bottle Vaseattributed to Shoji Hamada (1894-1978)
Circa 1950\'s - 1960’s
SIZE : Height - 5.5\" / Width - 3.25\" / Depth - 2.25\" Fine studio pottery glazed bottle or vase attributed to master Japanese potter, Shoji Hamada (1894-1978).Unsigned, as is usual for Hamada\'s work from this period. With \"Made In Japan\" label affixed to the bottom (also common for Hamada\'s work that was brought to the United States for sale).
Press-molded stoneware rectangular body with applied neck and lip. Overall kahki - clear crackled glaze extending from the top to just above the unglazed foot rim. Decorated with large splashes of iron rust glaze on both sides and from the neck, as well as two small splashes of blue flambe glaze on the top below the neck.<p>Attribution based on the artistic form of the decoration, the exact glazes used, the shape of the piece, and the unglazed foot rim, all which show the properties and artistic techniques of Shoji Hamada.<p>No box : Monterey, California estate sale.
CONDITION : Excellent condition with no damage or restoration. No chips or hairlines. Perfect condition.
Shoji Hamada was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1894. at the age of 19 he started to study ceramics at the Tokyo Technical College. In 1918 Hamada met the great English potter Bernard Leach and returned to England with him where they worked together at St. Ives. While in England Hamada met and was influenced by many famous British artists such as Eric Gill and William Staite Murray.
He returned to Japan in 1924 after a long European tour. there he started working and exhibiting his pots. He had more than 100 one man shows, got married and began his long association with Mashiko, an old village of traditional potters who produced domestic wares for Tokyo. In 1955 he bacame a \"Living National Treasure\" of Japan, an honor that is accorded to very few, and the highest honor a Japanese artist can obtain. Hamada often traveled in the United State during the 1950s and 1960s, lecturing, teaching and exhibiting. He died in Mashiko in 1978 and, along with his friend Bernard Leach had become known as one of the two greatest potters in the world. His works are in many important private collections and are exhibited by large museums all over the world.
This piece will be a museum quality addition to any collection of Studio Ceramics or Japanese Art and will display beautifully in any Mid Century Modern, Eames Era, Art Deco, Modernist, Mashiko - Mingei, or Arts and Crafts decor.
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