
Shōji Hamada
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 46 years ago |
Date of birth | December 9,1894 |
Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
Born | Tokyo |
Japan | |
Date of died | January 5,1978 |
Died | Mashiko |
Tochigi | |
Japan | |
Nationality | Japanese |
Books | Mingei of Japan: The Legacy of the Founders : Shōji Hamada, Kanjirō Kawai, Sōetsu Yanagi |
Parents | Kyuzo Hamada |
Ai. Hamada | |
Education | Tokyo Institute of Technology |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 981256 |
Shōji Hamada Life story
Shōji Hamada was a Japanese potter. He had a significant influence on studio pottery of the twentieth century, and a major figure of the mingei movement, establishing the town of Mashiko as a world-renowned pottery centre. In 1955 he was designated a "Living National Treasure".