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accession number:	2000.147.b
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Box (lid), mid-1900s. Hamada Shōji (Japanese, 1894–1978). Stoneware with brown iron oxide, and celadon glazes, and resist grid pattern decoration; overall: 6.3 x 14.8 x 8.3 cm (2 1/2 x 5 13/16 x 3 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of T. Dixon Long 2000.147.b

title:				Box (lid)
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creation date:			mid-1900s
creation date earliest:		1940
creation date latest:		1970
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creditline:			Gift of T. Dixon Long
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culture:	Japan, Shōwa period (1926-89)
technique:	stoneware with brown iron oxide, and celadon glazes, and resist grid pattern decoration
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	Japanese Art
type:		Ceramic
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* Hamada Shōji (Japanese, 1894–1978)  - artist
Hamada studied under Itaya Hazan (1872-1963) at the ceramics department of Tokyo Technical College from 1913-16 and subsequently worked at the Kyoto Ceramics Research Institute. He founded the Japan Folk Art Association (Nihon Mingei Kyōkai) with Yanagi Sōetsu and Kawai Kanijrō and was designated a Living National Treasure in 1955 for his mingei wares. He not only impacted the development of domestic ceramics but also influenced potters in Europe and the United States due to his association and travels with Bernard Leach (1887-1979), a well-known British potter. The vast majority of Mashiko kilns imitate his work. He was known for not signing his pieces. Famous glazes include an iron black (temmoku), a gray rice-husk ash (nuka) and a reddish-brown iron oxide (persimmon, kaki).
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measurements: Overall: 6.3 x 14.8 x 8.3 cm (2 1/2 x 5 13/16 x 3 1/4 in.)
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