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| + | [[File:Hamada-shoji.jpg|right|thumb|400px|A c. 1960 bottle by Hamada. Metropolitan Museum.]] |
| *''Born: [[1894]]'' | | *''Born: [[1894]]'' |
| *''Died: 1978'' | | *''Died: 1978'' |
| *''Japanese'': [[濱田]] 庄司 ''(Hamada Shouji)'' | | *''Japanese'': [[濱田]] 庄司 ''(Hamada Shouji)'' |
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− | Hamada Shôji was a notable ceramics artist of the 20th century. Designated a [[Living National Treasure]] by the Japanese government, he was prominent in the ''[[mingei]]'' ("folk crafts") movement of the prewar era. | + | Hamada Shôji was a notable ceramics artist of the 20th century. One of the first potters to be designated a [[Living National Treasure]] by the Japanese government,<ref>Nicole Coolidge Rousmaniere, ''Crafting Beauty in Modern Japan'', University of Washington Press (2007), 12.</ref> he was prominent in the ''[[mingei]]'' ("folk crafts") movement of the prewar era. |
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− | Hamada began his study of ceramics in Kyoto. In 1938, he accompanied [[Yanagi Soetsu|Yanagi Sôetsu]], [[Kawai Kanjiro|Kawai Kanjirô]], and a number of other ''mingei'' figures on a three-week trip to Okinawa, marking the beginning of his engagement with [[Ryukyuan pottery]]. | + | Hamada began his study of ceramics in Kyoto. In 1938, he accompanied [[Yanagi Soetsu|Yanagi Sôetsu]], [[Kawai Kanjiro|Kawai Kanjirô]], and a number of other ''mingei'' figures on a three-week trip to Okinawa, marking the beginning of his engagement with [[Ryukyuan pottery]]. At one time, he spent some time in Cornwall, England, with potter [[Bernard Leach]], with whom he'd developed a close friendship.<ref>Gallery labels, Metropolitan Museum of Art.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/41752483012/in/dateposted/]</ref> |
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| Hamada later became known for his work in the style of [[Mashiko wares]], a pottery style native to [[Tochigi prefecture]]. | | Hamada later became known for his work in the style of [[Mashiko wares]], a pottery style native to [[Tochigi prefecture]]. |
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| + | His students included [[Aragaki Eisaburo|Aragaki Eisaburô]].<ref>Gallery labels, Okinawa Prefectural Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/34501088101/sizes/l]</ref> |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
| *Gallery labels, Okinawa Prefectural Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/33788634314/sizes/l] | | *Gallery labels, Okinawa Prefectural Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/33788634314/sizes/l] |
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| [[Category:Artists and Artisans]] | | [[Category:Artists and Artisans]] |