Plate with Double-Fish Decoration
Artist
Hamada, Shoji
(Japanese, 1894–1978)
Date1960s
Mediumstoneware with trailed glaze decoration
Dimensions4.6 x 27.5 x 27.4 cm (1 13/16 x 10 13/16 x 10 13/16 in.)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineAlexander H. Bullock Fund
Object number1989.113
Label Text2004-08-06: HAMADA, Shoji (1894-1978)
Plate with Double-Fish Design
1960s; stoneware with trailed glaze decoration
Alexander H. Bullock Fund, 1989.113
Hamada Shoji was one of the most influential ceramicists of the 20th century. The Folk Art Association founded by Hamada and his close friends, the potters Bernard Leach and Kawai Kanjiro as well as the philosopher Yanagi Soetsu, gained a vital center in Hamada's studio and kilns in Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture. In 1955, Hamada was the first recipient of the distinction of Intangible National Culture Treasure, i.e. a Living National Treasure, being deemed a living embodiment of traditional folk ceramics.
Influenced by English slipware, Japanese folk arts and pottery from Okinawa and Korea, Hamada created works that were at once traditional and modern. WorkiProvenanceFrederick Baekland, New York, NYOn View
Not on view
Chinese
Wanli period (1573–1620) of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Chinese
12th or early 13th century, Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
