Shoji Hamada

1884–1978

Shoji Hamada, ‘Nine-sided Jar’ c.1940
Nine-sided Jar c.1940
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In Tate St Ives

Modern Art and St Ives: Paris, London and St Ives 1920–1940

Biography

Shōji Hamada (濱田 庄司, Hamada Shōji, December 9, 1894 – January 5, 1978) was a Japanese potter. He was a significant influence on studio pottery of the twentieth century, and a major figure of the mingei folk-art movement, establishing the town of Mashiko as a world-renowned pottery centre. In 1955 he was designated a "Living National Treasure".

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