Shoji Hamada
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Shoji Hamada was a renowned Japanese potter and key figure in the Mingei (folk craft) movement, celebrated for his functional stoneware and designation as a Living National Treasure.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese artist
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ceramist ⓘ human ⓘ potter ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Japan Folk Crafts Museum
NERFINISHED
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Leach Pottery, St Ives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounded | Mingei movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1894-12-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1978-01-05 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Tokyo Higher Technical School
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Tokyo Institute of Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Hamada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ceramics
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pottery ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
folk pottery
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stoneware ⓘ |
| givenName | Shoji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bernard Leach
NERFINISHED
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studio pottery movement in the West ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bernard Leach
NERFINISHED
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Kawai Kanjirō NERFINISHED ⓘ Yanagi Sōetsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Mingei (folk craft) pottery
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functional stoneware ⓘ studio pottery ⓘ |
| movement |
Mingei movement
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folk craft movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Shoji Hamada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| nativeName | 濱田庄司 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAward |
Living National Treasure of Japan
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Order of Culture (Japan) NERFINISHED ⓘ Person of Cultural Merit (Japan) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
NERFINISHED
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Tokyo, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
natural glazes
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simple, functional forms ⓘ wood-fired kilns ⓘ |
| title | Living National Treasure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedTechnique |
ash glazes
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slip decoration ⓘ wheel-thrown pottery ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
NERFINISHED
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St Ives, Cornwall, United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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