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No. 1124
Jomon-style ceramic jar with earth-glaze inlay
¥120,000
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Description
This is an earthenware jar with "Jomon" (cord-marked) inlay and a base glaze by the late Tatsuzo Shimaoka, a master who led the Mashiko pottery world by establishing his unique "Jomon-zogan" (cord-marked inlay) technique. The piece features a calm, warm form paired with the beautiful, signature Jomon patterns for which Shimaoka is known. Its impeccable, graceful shape, entirely free of distortion, is magnificent, and the precision of his wheel-throwing technique is truly astonishing. The entire body is decorated with coarse cord markings, inlaid, and finished with a base glaze. The rhythmic Jomon pattern brilliantly fuses the artist's creativity into the Mingei (folk art) tradition, which prizes rustic and practical beauty, resulting in an exquisite finish that evokes the wind ripples of a sand dune.
With original signed wooden box (tomobako) (with four-way splines)
Diameter 11.4cm × Diameter 11.4cm × Height 18.5cm
Tatsuzo Shimaoka was born in 1919 in Minato-ku, Tokyo, as the eldest son of a third-generation master of kumihimo (braided cord). In 1940, at the suggestion of Shoji Hamada, he visited folk kilns in the San'in, Sanyo, and Okinawa regions. He graduated from the Department of Ceramics at the Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1941. In 1946, he moved to Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture, and became an apprentice to Shoji Hamada. In 1950, he began working at the Tochigi Prefectural Ceramics Guidance Center through the mediation of Shoji Hamada, where he collaborated on the reproduction of ancient pottery samples and mastered the Jomon technique. In 1953, he left the guidance center and built his own climbing kiln near that of Shoji Hamada. In 1962, he received the Japan Folk Crafts Museum Award at the museum's annual exhibition. He spent three months visiting Canada and the United States in 1964, holding solo exhibitions and teaching ceramics. In 1972, he visited Australia at the invitation of the Australian government. In 1980, he was awarded the Tochigi Prefecture Cultural Merit Award. In 1982, he toured Canada to give lectures and hold solo exhibitions at the request of the Japan Foundation. He traveled to Europe in 1991 for solo exhibitions. In 1994, he received the Gold Prize of the Japan Ceramics Society. In 1996, he was designated a Living National Treasure for the preservation of "Mingei Ceramics (Jomon-zogan)." He was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Fourth Class, in 1999. He passed away in 2007 at the age of 88. This is an earthenware jar with "Jomon" (cord-marked) inlay and a base glaze by the late Tatsuzo Shimaoka, a master who led the Mashiko pottery world by establishing his unique "Jomon-zogan" (cord-marked inlay) technique. The piece features a calm, warm form paired with the beautiful, signature Jomon patterns for which Shimaoka is known. Its impeccable, graceful shape, entirely free of distortion, is magnificent, and the precision of his wheel-throwing technique is truly astonishing. The entire body is decorated with coarse cord markings, inlaid, and finished with a base glaze. The rhythmic Jomon pattern brilliantly fuses the artist's creativity into the Mingei (folk art) tradition, which prizes rustic and practical beauty, resulting in an exquisite finish that evokes the wind ripples of a sand dune. With original signed wooden box (tomobako) (with four-way splines)
Diameter 11.4cm × Diameter 11.4cm × Height 18.5cm Tatsuzo Shimaoka was born in 1919 in Minato-ku, Tokyo, as the eldest son of a third-generation master of kumihimo (braided cord). In 1940, at the suggestion of Shoji Hamada, he visited folk kilns in the San'in, Sanyo, and Okinawa regions. He graduated from the Department of Ceramics at the Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1941. In 1946, he moved to Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture, and became an apprentice to Shoji Hamada. In 1950, he began working at the Tochigi Prefectural Ceramics Guidance Center through the mediation of Shoji Hamada, where he collaborated on the reproduction of ancient pottery samples and mastered the Jomon technique. In 1953, he left the guidance center and built his own climbing kiln near that of Shoji Hamada. In 1962, he received the Japan Folk Crafts Museum Award at the museum's annual exhibition. He spent three months visiting Canada and the United States in 1964, holding solo exhibitions and teaching ceramics. In 1972, he visited Australia at the invitation of the Australian government. In 1980, he was awarded the Tochigi Prefecture Cultural Merit Award. In 1982, he toured Canada to give lectures and hold solo exhibitions at the request of the Japan Foundation. He traveled to Europe in 1991 for solo exhibitions. In 1994, he received the Gold Prize of the Japan Ceramics Society. In 1996, he was designated a Living National Treasure for the preservation of "Mingei Ceramics (Jomon-zogan)." He was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Fourth Class, in 1999. He passed away in 2007 at the age of 88.
With original signed wooden box (tomobako) (with four-way splines)
Diameter 11.4cm × Diameter 11.4cm × Height 18.5cm
Tatsuzo Shimaoka was born in 1919 in Minato-ku, Tokyo, as the eldest son of a third-generation master of kumihimo (braided cord). In 1940, at the suggestion of Shoji Hamada, he visited folk kilns in the San'in, Sanyo, and Okinawa regions. He graduated from the Department of Ceramics at the Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1941. In 1946, he moved to Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture, and became an apprentice to Shoji Hamada. In 1950, he began working at the Tochigi Prefectural Ceramics Guidance Center through the mediation of Shoji Hamada, where he collaborated on the reproduction of ancient pottery samples and mastered the Jomon technique. In 1953, he left the guidance center and built his own climbing kiln near that of Shoji Hamada. In 1962, he received the Japan Folk Crafts Museum Award at the museum's annual exhibition. He spent three months visiting Canada and the United States in 1964, holding solo exhibitions and teaching ceramics. In 1972, he visited Australia at the invitation of the Australian government. In 1980, he was awarded the Tochigi Prefecture Cultural Merit Award. In 1982, he toured Canada to give lectures and hold solo exhibitions at the request of the Japan Foundation. He traveled to Europe in 1991 for solo exhibitions. In 1994, he received the Gold Prize of the Japan Ceramics Society. In 1996, he was designated a Living National Treasure for the preservation of "Mingei Ceramics (Jomon-zogan)." He was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Fourth Class, in 1999. He passed away in 2007 at the age of 88. This is an earthenware jar with "Jomon" (cord-marked) inlay and a base glaze by the late Tatsuzo Shimaoka, a master who led the Mashiko pottery world by establishing his unique "Jomon-zogan" (cord-marked inlay) technique. The piece features a calm, warm form paired with the beautiful, signature Jomon patterns for which Shimaoka is known. Its impeccable, graceful shape, entirely free of distortion, is magnificent, and the precision of his wheel-throwing technique is truly astonishing. The entire body is decorated with coarse cord markings, inlaid, and finished with a base glaze. The rhythmic Jomon pattern brilliantly fuses the artist's creativity into the Mingei (folk art) tradition, which prizes rustic and practical beauty, resulting in an exquisite finish that evokes the wind ripples of a sand dune. With original signed wooden box (tomobako) (with four-way splines)
Diameter 11.4cm × Diameter 11.4cm × Height 18.5cm Tatsuzo Shimaoka was born in 1919 in Minato-ku, Tokyo, as the eldest son of a third-generation master of kumihimo (braided cord). In 1940, at the suggestion of Shoji Hamada, he visited folk kilns in the San'in, Sanyo, and Okinawa regions. He graduated from the Department of Ceramics at the Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1941. In 1946, he moved to Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture, and became an apprentice to Shoji Hamada. In 1950, he began working at the Tochigi Prefectural Ceramics Guidance Center through the mediation of Shoji Hamada, where he collaborated on the reproduction of ancient pottery samples and mastered the Jomon technique. In 1953, he left the guidance center and built his own climbing kiln near that of Shoji Hamada. In 1962, he received the Japan Folk Crafts Museum Award at the museum's annual exhibition. He spent three months visiting Canada and the United States in 1964, holding solo exhibitions and teaching ceramics. In 1972, he visited Australia at the invitation of the Australian government. In 1980, he was awarded the Tochigi Prefecture Cultural Merit Award. In 1982, he toured Canada to give lectures and hold solo exhibitions at the request of the Japan Foundation. He traveled to Europe in 1991 for solo exhibitions. In 1994, he received the Gold Prize of the Japan Ceramics Society. In 1996, he was designated a Living National Treasure for the preservation of "Mingei Ceramics (Jomon-zogan)." He was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Fourth Class, in 1999. He passed away in 2007 at the age of 88.
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