Flat Vase, Khaki Glaze, Green-Drop Type
Shoji Hamada was born in Tokyo, Japan and died in Mashiko, Japan. He was an importantn member of the mingei folk art movement. He was trained in pottery at Tokyo Technical College. While he was in school, he went to an exhibition of ceramic art that impressed him. The show he saw was the work of Bernard Leach. Shoji Hamada and Bernard Leach became friends and went back to St. Ives, United Kingdom. Hamada lived in the United Kingdom for 3 years and soon after returned to Japan to create his own studio.
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