Original Wooden Box
D10cm×10cm H23cm
This is a magnificent square ceramic vase featuring a layered glaze (Kake-awase) technique, crafted by Shoji Hamada, a Living National Treasure and a pivotal figure in Japan’s Mingei (People's Art) folk craft movement.
The piece showcases Hamada’s signature robust, geometric aesthetic. The masterful layering of different glazes creates a mesmerizing natural dripping effect and rich tonal gradations. The deep, earthy hues of ash and iron glazes shift beautifully depending on the angle and the light, embodying the serene yet powerful beauty of nature.
While perfectly functional as a flower vase or a traditional tokkuri (sake bottle), its sculptural presence makes it a stunning standalone art piece for any interior. This work is a pinnacle of "the beauty of everyday utility" (yo no bi) and would make an exceptional addition to any collection of fine Japanese ceramics.
Shoji HAMADA（濱田庄司）
1894 - 1978
He was a potter within the folk tradition of Japanese. He was a long-time friend of Kanjiro Kawai, Soetsu Yanagi, and Bernard Leach with whom he co-founded the Japan Folk Art Association in 1926. Hamada became an important figure in the Japanese folk arts movement. After 1923, he moved to Mashiko where he rebuilt farmhouses and established his large workshop. Throughout his life, Hamada demonstrated an excellent glazing technique, using such trademark glazes as temmoku iron glaze, nuka rice-husk ash glaze, and kaki persimmon glaze. Through his frequent visits and demonstrations abroad, Hamada influenced many potters of the world in later generations as well as those of his own.
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