Jar
1985 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Hamada Shinsaku, who made this stoneware jar, is the second son of Hamada Shoji, one of Japan's most famous twentieth century potters. He continues in his father's footsteps as an important mingei or folk craft artist. The use of overlapping light and dark glazes seen on this jar is characteristic of much Japanese mingei pottery.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Stoneware, glazed |
| Brief description | Jar, stoneware with overlapping grey and dark brown glaze, by Hamada Shinsaku, Japan, 1985. |
| Physical description | Jar, stoneware with overlapping grey and dark brown glazes. |
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| Gallery label | Jar
Stoneware with overlapping grey and black-brown glazes
Hamada Shinsaku )1929-)
1985(1986) |
| Credit line | Given by the Satoh Artcraft Research and Scholarship Foundation |
| Object history | Kikuchi? |
| Production | Biographical reference: Second son of Hamada Shoji (1894-1978). |
| Summary | Hamada Shinsaku, who made this stoneware jar, is the second son of Hamada Shoji, one of Japan's most famous twentieth century potters. He continues in his father's footsteps as an important mingei or folk craft artist. The use of overlapping light and dark glazes seen on this jar is characteristic of much Japanese mingei pottery. |
| Bibliographic reference | **** |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.3-1986 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2000 |
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