Shoji Hamada was the leading figure in the Mingei folk art movement in Japan, advocating the use of traditional techniques in the making of pottery. In 1918 he met Bernard Leach and from 1920-23 traveled to England with him to set up Leach Pottery in St. Ives. Later, he moved back to Japan and created a workshop in Mashiko, where he provided housing and workspace for visiting potters from Japan and abroad.
Considered one of the greatest artists of the 20th Century, Hamada’s works are in the collections of many of the most important museums of the world and his influence is widely felt. In 1955, he was designated a National Living Treasure by the Japanese government.
Stoneware, slip and sugar cane motif decoration, circa 1950. Approximately 22cm wide by 13cm high
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Stoneware, ash and iron glaze with wax-resist motifs. 13cm wide by 10cm high. From the collection of Jean-Pierre Hauchecorne
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Stoneware, ash and iron glaze with brushed ‘flower’ decoration, circa 1950. 8cm wide by 10cm high.
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Stoneware, sugar cane motif decoration in iron over an ash glaze, circa 1955. 16cm wide by 10cm high.
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Stoneware, ash glaze with combed decoration, circa 1955. 22cm wide by 5cm high. From the collection of Janet Leach.
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Stoneware, ash glaze, circa 1957. 15cm wide, 7cm high. Remnants of import labels to the exterior
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Stoneware, nuka ash glaze, circa 1955. Approximately 11cm wide by 27cm high. With signed wooden box
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Stoneware, ash glaze with iron glaze decoration. 9cm wide by 9cm high. From the collection of Phil Rogers
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Stoneware, ash glaze, circa 1950. Approximately 6cm wide by 5cm high
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Two sheets of pencil drawings by Shoji Hamada. Drawn on Hamada’s personnel notepaper
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Stoneware, circa 1960. One of a set of four from the collection of Jean-Pierre Hauchecorne. Ash and iron glaze motif. Approximately 12cm wide by 2.5cm high
£385
Stoneware, circa 1960. One of a set of four from the collection of Jean-Pierre Hauchecorne. Ash and iron glaze motif. Approximately 12cm wide by 2.5cm high
£385
Stoneware, circa 1960. One of a set of four from the collection of Jean-Pierre Hauchecorne. Ash and iron glaze motif. Approximately 12cm wide by 2.5cm high
£385
Stoneware, circa 1960. One of a set of four from the collection of Jean-Pierre Hauchecorne. Ash and iron glaze motif. Approximately 12cm wide by 2.5cm high
£385
Shallow stoneware plate, sugar cane motif decoration in iron over an ash glaze, circa 1965. 24cm diameter. Signed wooden box
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Stoneware jar, nuka ash glaze with impressed paddle decoration. 13cm wide by 9cm high
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This bowl is from the personal collection of Francine Del Pierre. It was exhibited at the Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany in 1967 - 'Shoji Hamada, Bernard Leach & Francine Del Pierre'. This bowl is catalogue number 81.
Stoneware with pressed decoration. Tenmoku, nuka ash glaze. 30.5cm wide, 6.5cm high.
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Stoneware with ladle applied ash and tenmoku glaze. 13cm wide. With signed wooden box.