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Large jar

ca. 1950

Japanese, 1894-1978

This piece exemplifies Hamada Shoji’s approach to ceramics, manifested particularly in the white glaze that drips slightly from the band that surrounds the upper circumference of the jar. The piece evokes simplicity and naturalness. We do know the artist, but the artist left the jar unsigned, speaking to the “unknown craftsman” in the Mingei philosophy.

Stoneware with double glaze and brushed iron glaze

Overall h.: 9 1/4 in.

maximum: 8 7/8 in.

neck: 4 3/8 in.

Gift of Marya W. Wright in memory of Arthur F. Wright

99.11

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Textures of Daily Life: Art from Japan,
July 9 - Oct. 21, 2003.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Exceptionally Ordinary: Mingei 1920–2020, Dec. 14, 2019 - Sept. 6, 2021.

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