Bottle with paddle-impressed decoration

Maker(s)
Artist: Hamada Shoji (1894-1978)
Historical period(s)
Showa era, ca. 1953
Medium
Stoneware with wood-ash glaze
Dimensions
H x Diam: 22 x 9.5 cm (8 11/16 x 3 3/4 in)
Geography
Japan, Tochigi prefecture, Mashiko
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hilton Simmons, in memory of Langdon Warner
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Accession Number
S1991.162
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Bottle

Keywords
Japan, Showa era (1926 - 1989), stoneware, wood-ash glaze
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Published References
  • Louise Allison Cort. Twentieth-century Asian Crafts in the Sackler Gallery. vol. XLIII no. 3. 21, 9.
Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
Web Resources
Whistler's Neighborhood
Google Cultural Institute
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