Shoji Hamada (1894-1978)

Shoji Hamada (1894-1978)

a fine earthenware vase made at the Leach Pottery, St Ives circa 1920-23,

ovoid form with collar rim, covered in a cream slip, incised bands of stylised flowers, with iron painted details and bands,

impressed Leach Pottery mark and Hamada seal mark,

22cm. high

Provenance

Ernest Marsh collection

From the collection of Richard Dennis OBE.

Literature

Studio Pottery Ceramics in Society, no.32, Summer 1998, page 46 this vase illustrated in an article by Malcolm Haslam.

The English Arts and Crafts Movement and Hamada Shoji, Mashiko Ceramic Art Center 1997-1998, pages 114 and 115 for two comparable pieces (catalogue number 153 and 154) both dated to 1922.