Shoji Hamada (1894-1978) was a Japanese master potter who played a significant role in the development of the Mingei folk craft movement. He worked with Bernard Leach and assisted him to establish his own pottery at St Ives, England from 1920 – 1923. He established his own pottery in Mashiko, Japan in 1930. Hamada influenced New Zealand's pottery scene during his visit in 1953-1955, where he worked with local potters, shared techniques, and collaborated on pieces. His ceramic works are characterized by a focus on functional form and a traditional, rustic aesthetic, often featuring natural motifs and glazes. Hamada's legacy continues to inspire potters worldwide.

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'Leach St Ives' pottery vase. Triple signed. Height 23 cm.…

Triple Signed 'Leach St Ives' Pottery Vase by Marshall

'Leach St Ives' pottery vase. Triple signed. Height 23 cm. Marshall was Bernard Leach's first apprentice and worked with/for him at St Ives' for over 40 years. He was influenced by Japanese ceramics especially those of Shoji Hamada.

Shoji Hamada, press moulded bottle vase, the body with dry iron…

Shoji Hamada, press moulded bottle vase, the body with dry iron glaze with poured 'Drops' of nuka and tenmoku glazes to the front and back, original exhibition label reading 'No. 22, made in Japan' affixed to the base, together with a later handwritten…

A Chester Nealie anagama fired vase, made from earthenware.…

A Chester Nealie anagama fired vase, made from earthenware. With miniature lug handles. In a rich brown glaze. Incised signature to the base. Nealie (1942- ) is a Rotorua born ceramicist, who trained withShoji Hamada, Takeichi Kawai, and Michael Cardew.…

Shoji Hamada pottery bowl in original box, 4 cm high, 21 cm…

Shoji Hamada pottery bowl in original box, 4 cm high, 21 cm diameter

A Shoji Hamada Yunomi, made from stoneware with wax resist…

Shoji Hamada Stoneware Yunomi with Wax Resist Decoration

A Shoji Hamada Yunomi, made from stoneware with wax resist decoration and tenomoku glaze. Height 85 mm, width 90 mm, diameter 80 mm

A Japanese stoneware tea bowl by Shoji Hamada (1894-1978) with…

Shoji Hamada Stoneware Tea Bowl with Wood Box

A Japanese stoneware tea bowl by Shoji Hamada (1894-1978) with red stoneware body, covered with a white and thin reddish- white glaze, with a impressed mark on the base. With a Japanese wood box, inscribed and signed on the cover of the box, Shoji Hamada…

Shoji Hamada (Japanese, 1894-1978), bowl, Showa era,…

Japanese Flower Bowl by Shoji Hamada

Shoji Hamada (Japanese, 1894-1978), bowl, Showa era, wheel-thrown glazed stoneware decorated with oxide painted flowers, hairline cracks to rim and crazing to glaze (A/F), height 12 cm diameter 19 cm. Provenance: David Jones gallery 1971. Private…

Shoji Hamada pottery jug with brown glaze in original signed…

Shoji Hamada Signed Brown Glazed Pottery Jug in Box

Shoji Hamada pottery jug with brown glaze in original signed box, 19 cm high, 16 cm wide

Shoji Hamada bottle vase with Takumi label, height 23 cm

Takumi-Labeled Hamada Bottle Vase - 23cm Height

Shoji Hamada bottle vase with Takumi label, height 23 cm

Shoji Hamada, (1894-1978) large stoneware vase with tetsue…

Hamada Stoneware Vase with Tetsue Brushwork

Shoji Hamada, (1894-1978) large stoneware vase with tetsue brushwork over nuka glaze, 22 cm height. Provenance: collection of John & Marguerite Scott., sale, a + O, Auckland, 9th October 2014 (lot 387)

Tatsuzo Shimaoka, 1961 stoneware yunomi, pressed rope design…

Shimaoka's Inlaid Stoneware Yunomi with Pressed Rope Design

Tatsuzo Shimaoka, 1961 stoneware yunomi, pressed rope design with inlaid glaze and iron brushed band and dot decoration, height 8.6 cm. Graeme Storm, label attached ' 1961: Bought Kyoto From Maruzen. Yunomi By Shimaoka (Pupil Hamada). Provenance: From the…

Shoji Hamada attributed yunomi (tea bowl), wax resist tenmoku…

Yunomi Tea Bowl with Tenmoku and Hare's Fur Glaze

Shoji Hamada attributed yunomi (tea bowl), wax resist tenmoku glazed exterior, hare's fur type glaze to the interior. Traditionally unmarked. Height 8.8 cm. Provenance: Ex. the collection of a N.Z. artist based in Japan for some years.

Mashiko Pottery, vase in the style of Hamada Shoji, stoneware,…

Olive Wax-Resist Vase by Mashiko Pottery, Hamada Shoji Style

Mashiko Pottery, vase in the style of Hamada Shoji, stoneware, decorated with an olive wax-resist design over a kaki glaze, height 22.5 cm. Provenance: Private collection

Mashiko Pottery, jar in the manner of Hamada Shoji, stoneware…

Hamada-style Mashiko Pottery Jar

Mashiko Pottery, jar in the manner of Hamada Shoji, stoneware with dark brown brushwork over a grey glazed background, height 22 cm. Provenance: Private collection

Mashiko Pottery, five yunomi (teacups) attributed to Hamada…

Hamada Shoji's Five Yunomi Pottery Set

Mashiko Pottery, five yunomi (teacups) attributed to Hamada Shoji, stoneware with iron glazes and wax-resist design, height 8.5 cm. Provenance: Private collection

Mashiko Pottery, stoneware plate attributed to Hamada Shoji,…

Iron Gestures Plate by Hamada Shoji

Mashiko Pottery, stoneware plate attributed to Hamada Shoji, painted with iron gestural design over a jun glazed background with wax-resist cross decoration, diameter 24 cm. Provenance: Private collection

Mashiko Pottery, stoneware plate attributed to Hamada Shoji,…

Mashiko Stoneware Plate with Hamada Shoji's Net Design

Mashiko Pottery, stoneware plate attributed to Hamada Shoji, decorated with green and brown net design, diameter 20 cm. Provenance: Private collection

Mashiko Pottery, stoneware jar attributed to Hamada Shoji,…

Hamada Shoji Stoneware Jar with Iron Gestural Design

Mashiko Pottery, stoneware jar attributed to Hamada Shoji, decorated with iron painted gestural design, height 17.5 cm. Provenance: Private collection

Shoji Hamada (Japanese 1894-1978), a stoneware bottle vase of…

Hamada Stoneware Vase with Sugarcane Motif

Shoji Hamada (Japanese 1894-1978), a stoneware bottle vase of squared rectangular form with a short tapering neck, decorated in a kaki glaze and wax resist with a stylised sugarcane motif, gallery label to base, height 23.5 cm, together with reference…

A Japanese Mashiko Mingei bowl by Sakuma Totaro (1900-1976),…

Japanese Mingei Bowl by Sakuma Totaro, Showa Period

A Japanese Mashiko Mingei bowl by Sakuma Totaro (1900-1976), Showa period (1926-1989), circa 1950s, decorated in iron (tetsuyu) and persimmon (kakiyu) glazes with an abstracted flower design. Inscription to the base in commemoration of a married couple…

A Shoji Hamada square bottle vase, a square paneled stoneware…

Shoji Hamada Square Vase with Cobalt Pigment

A Shoji Hamada square bottle vase, a square paneled stoneware vase/bottle with cobalt pigment. Stoneware with iron pigment brushwork, wax resist, khaki glaze over transparent glaze. Hamada was a significant influence on studio pottery of the twentieth…

Style of Shoji Hamada, a Japanese bottle vase. Height 20 cm.

Japanese Bottle Vase by Shoji Hamada

Style of Shoji Hamada, a Japanese bottle vase. Height 20 cm.

A Japanese Mashiko Mingei studio Pottery vase, Sakuma Totaro…

Japanese Mingei Pottery Vase by Sakuma Totaro

A Japanese Mashiko Mingei studio Pottery vase, Sakuma Totaro (1900-1976), Showa period (1926-1989), circa 1950S, a generously potted stoneware vase featuring an ame-yu (caramel) glaze ground with tetsu-yu (iron) and kaki-yu (persimmon) gestural designs…

Attributed to Shoji Hamada (1894 - 1978), a Pottery bottle vase,…

Tenmoku Glazed Pottery Bottle Vase

Attributed to Shoji Hamada (1894 - 1978), a Pottery bottle vase, of concave flattened form, with tenmoku glaze and wax resist decoration, unmarked, 21.5 cm wide x 10 cm deep x 25.5 cm high

Karen van der Sluis, tenmoku bottle vase, in the manner of…

Tenmoku Bottle Vase, Shoji Hamada Style

Karen van der Sluis, tenmoku bottle vase, in the manner of Shoji Hamada, the dark tenmoku with wax-resist rust toned highlights. square form, impressed mark to base. Height 35 cm.

Shoji Hamada stoneware square bottle, press-moulded, each side…

Shoji Hamada Stoneware Square Bottle with Tenmoku Glaze Panels

Shoji Hamada stoneware square bottle, press-moulded, each side with diagonal alternating wax resist and dark tenmoku glaze panels. Height 23.8 cm. Provenance: From the collection of Dr Denis and Joy Hanna. Gifted to Denis Hanna by Hamada, Christchurch…

Shoji Hamada hakeme vase, stoneware, oxide brushed…

Shoji Hamada Hakeme Vase from Dr. Hanna Collection

Shoji Hamada hakeme vase, stoneware, oxide brushed bamboo/hakame motif over the encircling slip. Height 17 cm. Provenance: The Dr Denis and Joy Hanna Collection. Purchased by Denis Hanna in Mashiko, Japan 1964. See Denis's list 'MY HAMADAs'. Exhibited:…

Shoji Hamada stoneware tea bowl, the grey exterior glazed with…

Hamada Stoneware Tea Bowl with Textured Glaze

Shoji Hamada stoneware tea bowl, the grey exterior glazed with crawl/orange peel textured effect, dark olive glazed rim. Diameter 15.5 cm approx. Purchased by Dr Denis Hanna in Mashiko, Japan in 1964. See Denis's list 'MY HAMADAs'. Exhibited: Waikato Art…

Shoji Hamada stoneware yunomi, wax resist decoration, dark…

Shoji Hamada Stoneware Yunomi with Wax Resist Decoration

Shoji Hamada stoneware yunomi, wax resist decoration, dark olive-green glaze. Height 8.7 cm. Purchased by Denis Hanna in Mashiko (Hamada's home), Japan in 1964. See Denis's list 'My Hamadas'. Exhibited: Waikato Art Museum Exhibition 'Shoji Hamada and…

A Tommo Hamada salt glazed stoneware yunomi, in original box…

Tommo Hamada Stoneware Yunomi with Original Box

A Tommo Hamada salt glazed stoneware yunomi, in original box with calligraphy and seal inside the lid. Height 8.5 cm

A Shoji Hamada stoneware Unomi, classical repeating stylised…

Stylised Stoneware Unomi by Shoji Hamada

A Shoji Hamada stoneware Unomi, classical repeating stylised brush decoration in dark and mid-brown tones on a grey toned ground. Height 9.2 cm.

A Japanese stoneware bowl, attributed to Hamada Shoji, 20th…

Hamada Shoji Stoneware Bowl with Bamboo Design

A Japanese stoneware bowl, attributed to Hamada Shoji, 20th century, a large glazed stoneware bowl of Mashiko-yaki type with a slightly cupped rim and raised on a ring foot, the sloping interior applied with design of bamboo. Attributed to Hamada Shoji…

Shoji Hamada (Japanese 1894-1978) teabowl, 8bears paper label…

Shoji Hamada teabowl with 8bears label

Shoji Hamada (Japanese 1894-1978) teabowl, 8bears paper label with attribution,. 5 cm dia, 8 cm height PROV: From same vendor as previous lot

Shoji Hamada (Japanese 1894-1978) oversized tea bowl, 11.5 cm…

Shoji Hamada's Oversized Tea Bowl from Canterbury Exhibition

Shoji Hamada (Japanese 1894-1978) oversized tea bowl, 11.5 cm dia, 11 cm height PROV: In 1965, Hamada brought with him a major exhibition which was shown at the Canterbury Museum. The vendor's mother was the photographer at the exhibition and purchased…

Hamada, Taisuke (Japanese b.1932) 'May,' 1964. Signed &…

May's Mix

Hamada, Taisuke (Japanese b.1932) 'May,' 1964. Signed & inscribed verso. Mixed media on canvas, 45 x 53 cm

Attributed to Shoji Hamada coloured glaze vase stoneware with…

Shoji Hamada Coloured Glaze Vase

Attributed to Shoji Hamada coloured glaze vase stoneware with cream & brown glaze, believed to have been purchased David Jones. condition excellent to good, minor wear to the base. Height 17.5 cm

Mashiko pottery, stoneware lidded box, in the style of Hamada,…

Mashiko Stoneware Pottery Collection, 1960s

Mashiko pottery, stoneware lidded box, in the style of Hamada, c. 1965; and a stoneware lidded jar, c. 1967. Width 14.5 cm max. Provenance: The Auckland Society of Potters collection

Studio Pottery bottle form vase in the Shoji Hamada style,…

Flower Decorated Shoji Hamada Style Pottery Vase

Studio Pottery bottle form vase in the Shoji Hamada style, decorated with flowers. Condition excellent to good height 18.5 cm

Shoji Hamada (1894-1978), large stoneware vase, with tetsue…

Tetsue Stoneware Vase by Shoji Hamada

Shoji Hamada (1894-1978), large stoneware vase, with tetsue brushwork over nuka glaze. Height 21 cm. Provenance: collection of John & Marguerite Scott.

Mashiko ware, Japanese c. 1970, shallow bowl hand painted in…

Japanese Hand-Painted Bowls (2)

Mashiko ware, Japanese c. 1970, shallow bowl hand painted in Hamada style, together with a faceted blue underglaze bowl (2). Diameter 28 cm, diameter 21.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection

Shoji Hamada, stoneware chawan (tea bowl), tenmoku glaze and…

Hamada Stoneware Chawan with Tenmoku Glaze and Box

Shoji Hamada, stoneware chawan (tea bowl), tenmoku glaze and black brushwork, with signed wood box and fitted external carrier box, diameter 12.5 cm. Provenance: Originally gifted to an American Admiral; Gary Winther Collection

Shoji Hamada, rectangular stoneware bottle vase, press moulded,…

Hamada Stoneware Bottle Vase with Kaki and Jun Glaze

Shoji Hamada, rectangular stoneware bottle vase, press moulded, covered in a kaki glaze with poured jun glaze shaped panels to the front and back, with signed wood box, height 16 cm. Provenance: Gary Winther Collection

Shoji Hamada, stoneware circular dish, tetsue brushwork, with…

Tetsue Brushwork Stoneware Dish by Shoji Hamada

Shoji Hamada, stoneware circular dish, tetsue brushwork, with signed wood box, diameter 21 cm. Provenance: Gary Winther Collection

An interesting Japanese pottery vase in the manner of Sohji…

Japanese Pottery Vase in Sohji Hamada Style

An interesting Japanese pottery vase in the manner of Sohji Hamada, signed with character mark 12.5 cm high

Shoji Hamada, stoneware vase with twin handles ash, iron and…

Twin-handled Stoneware Vase with Gestural Flower Decoration

Shoji Hamada, stoneware vase with twin handles ash, iron and tenmoku glaze with gestural flower stem brushwork decoration. Height 14 cm

Shoji Hamada, lidded incense pot wax resist decoration, tenmoku…

Shoji Hamada's Tenmoku Incense Pot with Wax Resist Decoration

Shoji Hamada, lidded incense pot wax resist decoration, tenmoku glaze made and fired in Christchurch 1965. Height 8 cm. Provenance: illustrated ?New Zealand Potter? Vol.8., no.1. August 1965 page 32

Shoji Hamada, stoneware dish tenmoku decoration under a nuka…

Hamada's Tenmoku Stoneware Dish with Nuka Glaze

Shoji Hamada, stoneware dish tenmoku decoration under a nuka glaze. Diameter 19.5 cm. Provenance: John Patrick collection. Exhibited at Hamada?s Exhibition at the Canterbury Museum. An almost identical example from the same exhibition illustrated…

Shoji Hamada, stoneware vase of baluster shape, tetsue…

Hamada Stoneware Baluster Vase with Nuka Glaze

Shoji Hamada, stoneware vase of baluster shape, tetsue brushwork, Nuka glaze. Height 16 cm. Provenance: John Patrick collection

Shoji Hamada, a large and impressive stoneware dish, wax resist…

Shoji Hamada Stoneware Dish with Sugar Cane Decoration

Shoji Hamada, a large and impressive stoneware dish, wax resist sugar cane decoration, tenmoku glaze, together with a matching stand. Diameter 32 cm. Provenance: John Patrick Collection, Exhibited at the Pan Pacific Arts Festival in Christchurch February…

Shoji Hamada, rectangular stoneware bottle vase, press moulded,…

Rectangular Stoneware Vase by Shoji Hamada

Shoji Hamada, rectangular stoneware bottle vase, press moulded, tenmoku glaze. Height 20 cm. Provenance: John Patrick collection. Exhibited at the Pan Pacific Arts Festival in Christchurch February 1965 at the Canterbury Museum: Shoji Hamada, Intangible…

Attributed to Shoji Hamada (Japan), conical rice bowl in light…

Hamada's Rice Bowl: Brown and Green Glazes

Attributed to Shoji Hamada (Japan), conical rice bowl in light brown with poured brown and green glazes 13 cm diameter