Shoji Hamada (1894-1978), A stoneware bottle vase, circa 1960

Shoji Hamada (1894-1978)

A stoneware bottle vase, circa 1960

rectangular shouldered form, with kaki, iron and green glazes, decorated with a cross on the front and reverse with a flower motif

with tomobako (storage box), signed Shoji and sealed Sho, inscribed Kaki-yu testu-e henko (a flat vase with kaki glaze and iron brushwork)

19.2cm high.

Provenance:

Christie's, Japanese and British 20th Century Studio Ceramics, 28 October 2014, lot 7;

private collection.