26298 Living National Treasure Shoji Hamada Black Rimmed Chawan

Height: 8.6cm
Diameter: 12.5cm

This is a work by Shoji Hamada, a Living National Treasure who studied the fundamentals of pottery under Hazan Itaya, a doyen of modern Japanese ceramics, and delved into glaze research alongside Kanjiro Kawai, a master of folk craft. He elevated Mashiko ware, famous for its folk pottery, to the realm of art and is still a world-renowned ceramic artist with collectors around the globe.

This piece embodies the ultimate folk art beauty sought by Shoji Hamada, with its comfortable usability being the true essence of folk pottery that pursues "beauty in utility." It is a superb item with a profoundly artistic quality, despite its simplicity.