Square Dish
Original Language Title白釉黒流描皿
Artist
Shōji Hamada
(Japanese, 1894 - 1978)
Dateca. 1961-1964
MediumGlazed stoneware
DimensionsOverall: 2 5/8 × 11 7/8 × 11 7/8 inches (6.67 × 30.16 × 30.16 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Mrs. George H. Bunting Jr.
Object number81-27/22
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DescriptionHeavily potted grey stoneware body, moulded to a square shape with pronounced central depression surrounded by a heavy, everted flat lip; interior, exterior, and base covered with irregular, thick greenish-grey glaze; interior decorated with irregular lines of thick greenish-brown glaze poured on rapidly from a ladle.Gallery Label
The rustic and sturdy appearance of pre-modern
Japanese folk pottery inspired the ceramics
artist, Hamada Shōji. With the philosopher and art critic Yanagi Sōetsu and
other like-minded artists, Hamada founded the Japan Folk Craft Association in
1931. Rooted in traditional pottery production, he promoted using locally supplied
materials. He also drew inspiration from European potters. Hamada’s achievement
in blending traditional and modern approaches led to his designation as a
Living National Treasure by the Japanese government in 1955.
With Mrs. George H. Bunting Jr., Shawnee Mission, KS, by 1981;
Bequeathed by Mrs. George H. Bunting Jr. to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1981.Donald
Hoffmann, “A Profound Utility in Clay,” Kansas
City Star, May 4, 1986.
Copyright© Shōji Hamada Estate
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