Original Wooden Box
Showa
Living National Treasure
D19.5cm H21.5cm
A persimmon-glaze vase with wax-resist decoration (Kaki-yu Nukie) by Hamada Shoji (1894–1978), a designated Living National Treasure who led Japan's Mingei (Folk Art) movement.
Using the nukie (wax-resist) technique over a rich persimmon glaze (kaki-yu), the vase features Hamada's signature tokibi (sugarcane) motif, rendered in bold, dynamic lines. The deep, warm tones of the glaze harmonize beautifully with the robust and dignified form, epitomizing the honest, healthy beauty central to Hamada's craftsmanship.
Minor glaze skips from the firing process are present along the rim.
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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