Shoji Hamada

Shoji Hamada was a Japanese potter who had a major influence in the twentieth century of ceramics. He has very simple but detailed pots, especially slab pots. This piece, called the Pourer, tetsue brushwork, was made in 1960. I liked this piece because its one of his most simple and elegant works. It looks like it was made on a wheel and the the pouring part was attached after. The brown details look like a design done by a different color glaze with fine detail.